Re: Machine names v. User names

From: Miha Pihler (miha.pihler_at_Atlantis-N0Spam.si)
Date: 07/15/03


Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2003 17:18:19 +0200


No real workaround.

Microsoft explains why.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;310845

Mike

"Pete Bradshaw" <pbradshaw@lexecon.com> wrote in message
news:064e01c34add$7dcbc540$a001280a@phx.gbl...
> Good Morning...
>
> Unfortunately one of our mainframe processes require a
> local machine name that is identical to the local user
> account name. For example machine name PCB must have a
> user for FTP access that is also PCB. XP doesn't allow
> that and provides the error message, "Local Users and
> Groups: The user name may not be the same as the computer
> name PCB." I've search the policies and found nothing to
> disable this feature. Is there a registry setting that I
> can allow this to be done?
>
> Thanks in advance for any help you can provide...
>
> Pete



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