Mac OS 10.4 connection error with 2003 Server

I run a small network of a mesh of PC's and Macs. Recently, I noticed
that after applying microsoft's monthly patches, the three Mac's that
I have are unable to connect to any of the file shares I have setup on
multiple different servers. Before the patches, the users were able to
access the shares without any issues.

Each mac connects with a different user name and pass, but the users
are getting the error "Could not connect to the server because the
name or password is incorrect." One of the machines is mine, and I
know I'm entering in my information correctly. The macs are NOT
conencted to the domain, but do use shares on the domain.

In an effort to fix the issue, I installed the file sharing services
for Mac on the 2003 servers that I can't access. They give the same
error. It doesn't matter if I try smb://, cifs://, or afp://, I always
get prompted for User Name, Password, and Domain. I make sure it's all
entered in correctly, and it throws me the error message. I've also
tried to connect to the shares by IP address, and directly to the
folder (vs. just going to the server itself and then picking a
folder).

As far as removing the updates, I can't. They were pushed out
automatically by the WSUS server (in house mircosoft update server)
and they are not removable.

Wondering if anyone else is having this issue, and what they've done
as a work around. No changes have been made to the Group Policy in the
last 60 days, so it's safe to rule out any GPO changes.


Thanks

Ok, fixed my own issue.

Found out that another admin had disabled the default domain group
policy object, thinking that it didn't do anything. Apparently, that
GPO was where the settings were set to disable always encrypting
communitcations (which is a known fix for the issue).

So, sorry to microsoft. This wasn't them, it was on my end.



Hope that this info helps someone else out.

On May 11, 6:06 pm, virii...@gmail.com wrote:
> I run a small network of a mesh of PC's and Macs. Recently, I noticed
> that after applying microsoft's monthly patches, the threeMac'sthat
> I have are unable to connect to any of the file shares I have setup on
> multiple different servers. Before the patches, the users were able to
> access the shares without any issues.
>
> Eachmacconnects with a different user name and pass, but the users
> are getting the error "Could not connect to theserverbecause the
> name or password is incorrect." One of the machines is mine, and I
> know I'm entering in my information correctly. The macs are NOT
> conencted to the domain, but do use shares on the domain.
>
> In an effort to fix the issue, I installed the file sharing services
> forMacon the 2003 servers that I can't access. They give the same
> error. It doesn't matter if I try smb://, cifs://, or afp://, I always
> get prompted for User Name, Password, and Domain. I make sure it's all
> entered in correctly, and it throws me the error message. I've also
> tried to connect to the shares by IP address, and directly to the
> folder (vs. just going to theserveritself and then picking a
> folder).
>
> As far as removing the updates, I can't. They were pushed out
> automatically by the WSUSserver(in house mircosoft updateserver)
> and they are not removable.
>
> Wondering if anyone else is having this issue, and what they've done
> as a work around. No changes have been made to the Group Policy in the
> last 60 days, so it's safe to rule out any GPO changes.
>
> Thanks