RAS Connection Uses Credentials of Currently Logged On User

ID: Q233221

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server

SYMPTOMS

If you create a Remote Access Service (RAS) connection to a private network, Windows passes the credentials of the user currently logged on, unless you specify a user name and password for that connection.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Windows 2000.

Additional query words: dial-up networking

Keywords : kbnetwork ntras
Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb