conflict in credentials

[gensan]

When I try to map a share into a network drive, there were instances that I get this message:

"The credentials supplied conflict with an existing set of credentials"

Can anybody give me an idea on how to remedy this?

Thanks

 

[Required]

Have a look at the following MS KBase Entry:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q106211

 

[Theoneandonly]

One short way to connect to a machine using different credentials is to use the IP adress instead of hostname into command line - net use * \\IP\share

hope it helps

 

[tk36]

Expand Davebe's answer a bit. At command prompt:
c:> net use
you'll see all the connected drives
c:> net use \\Compute_name_in_question\share_drive /del
To delete the existing connection to the network drive in question.
c:> net use y: \\Compute_name_in_question\share_drive /user:domain\UserNameThen you'll get a prompt for password.
This should work.

 

[Theoneandonly]

Thanks Tk36

I was providing a hint to map the same machine with different credentials, so I expand too

if you do net use * \\hostname\share /u:domain\user
and
net use * \\same machine but ip adress\same share /u:same domain\different user

It should works fine.

 

[Mithrindal]

Sounds like you may have a conflict between the user credentials on the local machine (probably password) and the user credentials on your domain or workgroup. If you have a users on the local w/station / PC make sure that the password is the same as the domain account, you could also try deleting the user on the local machine (if you are logging on to a domain).

 

[Guest_imported]

Watch out about mapping a drive with the net use command. You should be ok if you have a static IP, but if you have a dynamic one and the lease runs out you will lose your mapped drive.

 

[justcurious]

Are multiple domains and a trust relationship involved?

I have seen the same thing happen in both of the following circumstances:
a) Two separate domains, with a trust relationship (I think it was a two way trust, but that was a few years ago). Same account in both domains with the same password.
Solution, rename the account in one domain or change the password for one account.

b) Two separate domains with no trust relationship. Same account name in both domains, but different passwords.
Solution, rename one account or change password for one account so that it matches the other.

If you recently created or broke a trust relationship, I would suspect that one of the above situations is your problem.