Setpass.exe May Not Change a NetWare Password
Article ID: 159200
Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
- Microsoft File and Print Services for NetWare 4.0
This article was previously published under Q159200
SYMPTOMS
If you have a client that is running both a Microsoft Client Server
Message Block (SMB) and Novell NetWare, NetWare Core Protocol (NCP)
redirectors, the Setpass.exe utility provided with File and Print Services
for NetWare (FPNW) will only change the password on the SMB network.
You may see either of the following errors when attempting to change your
Password:
Error Getting PDC Name
-or-
Error Changing Password
CAUSE
Setpass.exe checks to see what type of client it is running on, and sets
the corresponding password. It checks for the SMB client first. If both an
SMB and NCP redirector are loaded, Setpass.exe will detect the SMB
redirector, and only change the password on the SMB network.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, run Setpass.exe with the -N switch. Doing this
forces Setpass.exe to change the password on the NCP network. You can also
use the -S switch to force Setpass.exe to change the password on the SMB
network.
The following are some examples on the use of Setpass.exe:
SETPASS -N <-- Changes the password on an NCP network.
SETPASS -S <-- Changes the password on an SMB network.
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