.netrc to connect from unix to windows

[jawon]

I am trying to autoconnect using .netrc from unix to a windows machine. The access has been set up but when I set up the .netrc file with...

machine windowshost login domain\mylogin password mypassword

...I get the error...

User domainmylogin cannot log in.
Login failed.
Please login with USER and PASS.

Something to do with the "\"? How do I get this to work? By the way, I was told I need the domain in the username.

 

[Annihilannic]

Does that username and password work when you connect manually?

Try escaping the backslash by putting "\\" in the .netrc.

Annihilannic.