Client Fails if WNAP Started Using /User: and /Pwd: Options

• Microsoft SNA Server, versions 3.0 Service Pack 1 (SP1) and 3.0 SP2

SYMPTOMS

A Windows 3.x SNA Server client fails to get an application session if you start Wnap.exe with /User: /Pwd: specified on the command line. When this occurs while you are using the 3270 Applet included with SNA Server, the following message is displayed on the 3270 Applet status bar:

   No SNA Server Found in Domain.

CAUSE

The Windows 3.x client is not storing the password specified in the /Pwd: command line parameter for use after WNAP initializes. Because the password is not available when the application session starts, the user account cannot be validated by SNA Server. This prevents the application session from opening.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem:

• Start Wnap.exe without using the /User and /Pwd: options.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in SNA Server versions 3.0 Service Pack 1 (SP1) and 3.0 SP2. A supported fix is now available, but has not been fully regression tested and should be applied only to systems experiencing this specific problem. Unless you are severely impacted by this specific problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Service Pack that contains this fix. Contact Microsoft Technical Support for more information.

MORE INFORMATION

Please refer to the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article for another known issue when using the /User: and /Pwd: parameters with Wnap.exe:

      ARTICLE-ID: Q171255
      TITLE     : WNAP /User: and /Pwd: Parameters Fail In SNA Server 3.0

Keywords          : kbbug3.00.sp1 snawin3x kbbug3.00.sp2 kbnetwork
Version           : WINDOWS:3.0SP1,3.0SP2
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix