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Questions tagged [share-credentials]

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How do I change the user I am logged in with on a Network Share?

When connecting to a server via Explorer (not a mapped network drive) even if the "Remember my credentials" check box is not selected, Windows remembers the password until you log out. Is there any way to switch user/password for a share without…
Tim
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Windows refuses to remember network share credentials

I've been tearing my hair out trying to get Windows to remember the credentials to a network share, and almost all attempts were completely fruitless. I have two Windows machines, one being a media center that is supposed to access content on the…
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Delete Cached Windows Network Share Passwords

I have an XP/Pro computer which has some cached credentials for a network computer share it is trying to connect to. While the credentials are correct enough to connect to the computer, I actually want to use a different set of credentials. So the…
David Mackintosh
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Forcing a login script to prompt for credentials?

Scenario: Office is transferring from one server to another, on a different domain than is currently being used. Net use login scripts fail automatically due to improper authentication. What I need A login script to map drives to the new server,…
user76211
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How do I see which user I am logged in as on a Network Share?

IIS on my development computer (Windows 7) cannot access a windows share (Windows Server 2003), so I try to log in manually and verify that the share works for that account. For trouble shooting purposes, how can I see which account is logged in on…
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How to stop windows explorer from trying to log in to a network share so many times after a password change

So typically, I'm logged into at least one network share with my Windows 8.1 machine. And every 30 days or so, I have to update my passwords on the network shares. However, if I attempt to access one of those shares using internet explorer before…
Mike Godin
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Is it possible to force a credential check every time a network share is opened in Windows 7?

I am running Windows 7 Ultimate and I have mapped a network share to a drive letter. The first time that I open the share, I am prompted for login credentials as expected. I do not select the "Remember my credentials" checkbox and can login…
Logan VanCuren
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Security risks for Users using separate logins versus one generic login for the same database

We have several test databases that our support staff need to use. These systems have actual production data. For security reasons what is the proper and concise argument for each user having their own login versus a generic login for the entire…
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Forcing credentials when connecting to a network share

I am helping a friend diagnose a problem. He has a Synology NAS box that has a user account with read/write access, and a guest account with read-only access. The user account on his Win7 laptop matches the one on the NAS box, so that "just works".…
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Delete login credetials on network folder (windows 10)

I have a network folder. The login credentials changed, and I can't reenter them. I tryed google the solution but net use * /d is not working. It deletes the cache, but then black magic happens, and the old ones are instantly rewritten there, if I…
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How can I save / access credentials in credential manager from a remote machine?

I have to save credentials using a service account onto a remote machine and also should be able to access the credentials from remote machine using the service credentials. I have tried using credman.ps1 script not able to do it. Is there a way…
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How do I create a network share on Windows XP that has blank credentials?

I'm trying to create a network share on Windows XP that doesn't save credentials so that a blank username and password dialog box is presented to each person that wants to use it. I don't want to leave the share open to everyone. The share is on a…
Tyler Faile
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