Setpass.exe May Not Change a NetWare Password

• Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 3.51 and 4.0
• Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.51 and 4.0
• Microsoft File and Print Services for NetWare

SYMPTOMS

If you have a client that is running both a Microsoft Client Server Message Block (SMB) and Novell NetWare, NetWare Core Protocol (NCP) redirectors, the Setpass.exe utility provided wit File and Print Services for NetWare (FPNW) will only change the password on the SMB network.

You may see either of the following errors when attempting to change your Password:

• Error Getting PDC Name

  -or-

• Error Changing Password

CAUSE

Setpass.exe checks to see what type of client it is running on, and sets the corresponding password. It checks for the SMB client first. If both an SMB and NCP redirector are loaded, Setpass.exe will detect the SMB redirector, and only change the password on the SMB network.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, run Setpass.exe with the -N switch. Doing this forces Setpass.exe to change the password on the NCP network. You can also use the -S switch to force Setpass.exe to change the password on the SMB network.

The following are some examples on the use of Setpass.exe:

   SETPASS -N      <-- Changes the password on an NCP network.

   SETPASS -S      <-- Changes the password on an SMB network.