Re: Password change requires computername

From: Joel Napier (jnapier4@hotmail.com)
Date: 11/30/02 

From: jnapier4@hotmail.com (Joel Napier)
Date: 29 Nov 2002 20:15:30 -0800

Q296617 states that this behavior is by design. Since this is the
case, is there a 3rd party utility that will allow me to change a
password without providing a computername?

Thanks,
Joel

jnapier4@hotmail.com (Joel Napier) wrote in message news:<9114a568.0211291406.4de5828a@posting.google.com>...
> Hello - I have a stand alone IIS 5 server that is also running ISA. I
> use only sSL connections to the server from the outside. Users
> authenticate using Basic Authentication by providing a username and
> password. Everything functions as expected.
>
> When a user's password expires the appropriate page from the iisadmpwd
> directory is displayed. However, it is at this point the user MUST
> enter computername\username in order to change his/her password. Even
> though I can authenticate to the site using just a username (as
> expected since it validates against local SAM by default), I cannot do
> the same in order to cahnge the password.
>
> I don't want people to have to remember computernames in order to
> change passwords.
>
> My understanding is that an unqualified username is validated either
> against the default domain or the local SAM. This works for regular
> authentication but not to change the password.
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> Regards,
> Joel

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