Missing "log on to" field in Windows 2008 password change dialog
- by Dmitri Chubarov
I have to setup an embedded standalone CIFS server outside of domain environment. I shall refer to the server as storage_gateway.
The default password setting for the Administrator account is Password must be changed. Until Administrator password is changed other local accounts are disabled.
While the server is on default password connecting to a share causes fails with NT_STATUS_PASSWORD_MUST_CHANGE error.
$ smbclient -L //storage_gateway -U Administrator
session setup failed: NT_STATUS_PASSWORD_MUST_CHANGE
I have a mixed Linux/Windows environment and prefer smbclient for diagnostics.
To change the password in Windows 2003 Server I could press CTRL-ALT-DEL to get into the Windows Security window and change password for the remote server specifying the server name or ip address (xx.xx.xx.xx) in the system password change dialog.
(the name root is just an example, I have edited the dialogs to translate them)
However in Windows 2008 the corresponding dialog lacks the Log on to field.
Is there a way to change a remote password in Windows 2008 Server/Windows 7?
