Server 2003 prompting for credentials when connection to Sharepoint docuemtn library via UNC
Hi all
I have a sharepoint document library http://mycompany/sites/documentLibrary. When browsing to this site through Internet Explorer on a terminal server I and other users can get to the site without being prompted for a username and password. The site appears as "local intranet" according to IE.
When browsing to the UNC path \\mycompany\sites\document
The funny thing is this was working until recently. What's changed? I have no idea. I have an almost identical terminal server on the same subnet/OS/windows patch level that allows access without prompting for a username or password, and then only thing I had to do for that server was enable the web client service..
Things I have tried so far:
- Checked the Web Client service is enabled, started and set to automatic. Restarted the server just to make sure.
- Added http://mycompany, \\mycompany etc to the trusted zone.
- Set the trusted zone security to low, and ensured the "automatic logon with current username and password" option is set
- Changed the order of Network Providers for the network adapters so that the Web Client Network provider is at the top
- Set basicauth to 1 (ssl only) as per http://support.microsoft.com/kb/841215
- Disabled strict name checking as per http://support.microsoft.com/kb/281308/en-us
- Installed Web Folders update http://support.microsoft.com/kb/907306
After doing all that and restarting still no luck.
I am now out of ideas and this is affecting hundreds of users so please offer up any that you may have.
I'm also considering logging a case with Microsoft so if anyone has information on that specifically the number to call form Australia, the rates they charge for support and whether its worth it, I would be interesting in hearing about that
I have a sharepoint document library http://mycompany/sites/documentLibrary. When browsing to this site through Internet Explorer on a terminal server I and other users can get to the site without being prompted for a username and password. The site appears as "local intranet" according to IE.
When browsing to the UNC path \\mycompany\sites\document
The funny thing is this was working until recently. What's changed? I have no idea. I have an almost identical terminal server on the same subnet/OS/windows patch level that allows access without prompting for a username or password, and then only thing I had to do for that server was enable the web client service..
Things I have tried so far:
- Checked the Web Client service is enabled, started and set to automatic. Restarted the server just to make sure.
- Added http://mycompany, \\mycompany etc to the trusted zone.
- Set the trusted zone security to low, and ensured the "automatic logon with current username and password" option is set
- Changed the order of Network Providers for the network adapters so that the Web Client Network provider is at the top
- Set basicauth to 1 (ssl only) as per http://support.microsoft.com/kb/841215
- Disabled strict name checking as per http://support.microsoft.com/kb/281308/en-us
- Installed Web Folders update http://support.microsoft.com/kb/907306
After doing all that and restarting still no luck.
I am now out of ideas and this is affecting hundreds of users so please offer up any that you may have.
I'm also considering logging a case with Microsoft so if anyone has information on that specifically the number to call form Australia, the rates they charge for support and whether its worth it, I would be interesting in hearing about that
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