How to use a blank password on SBS 2011

There is a cnc machine that needs to access a mapped drive and has no proper keyboard to do anything with. It has always just logged onto the SBS 2003 with a blank password as we could not configure it any other way as it NT 4.0 workstation which i believe wont work with SBS 2011 but all it needs is a IP address and mapped drive.

You may have difficulty getting an NT4 machine to work with SBS 2011 *at all* due to changes in Microsoft's security model and minimum negotiation levels. Keeping that NT4 machine on your network is a significant security vector and I'd strongly encourage you to consider finding *some* way to migrate whatever services it hosts to a more modern OS and machine (that you can add a proper keyboard to.)

After all, think of it this way, if that machine dies due to a hardware failure, what is your disaster recovery plan in such an event? If this is a *necessary* peice of equipment, you have more significant issues than just a blank password or even a missing keyboard. You have a reliance on a single point of failure that you cannot migrate or recover from if that failure should actually occur. VERY bad news.

-Cliff

Absolutely there is no plan othr than we copy the HDD as the machine is years old with no support anymore. Ah well was just a thought i am going to have to move the data elsewhhere for it to rwad it

An answer of "you cannot do this" is still a valid answer and not the same as not receiving any answer at all. A question was asked, an accurate answer given, and should be accepted for futue EE users who find this question in searches.

-Cliff

Ok no problem, I have changed the policy and it now allows the machine to logon without a password and connect to its mapped drive. The support company for the machine have no plans which i think is mad to change the machines as as far as they are conecerned it works perfectely!