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Title:PATHWORKS V5 for DOS and Windows
Notice:OS2LAN::OS2:[PUBLIC] is alive again, but not what it used to be
Moderator:RANGER::CURLESS
Created:Fri Feb 11 1994
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:7404
Total number of notes:27276

7339.0. "NET PASSWORD Across A WAN?" by VMSNET::P_NUNEZ () Tue Feb 25 1997 17:01

    Anyone messed with changing domain passwords in a IP WAN?  
    That is my client is one subnet and the PDC for the domain
    is in another.  I have a BDC in my subnet which can do domain logon
    validation but can't service my NET PASSWORD request (which must be
    processed by the PDC).
    
    Is it possible for an enhanced redir PATHWORKS v5.1 eco8 client user to 
    change his domain account password when the PDC is in another IP
    subnet?  If so, how and would the PDC need to be defined in the NBHOSTS
    file?
    
    thanks,
    
    Paul
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7339.1JAMIN::WASSERJohn A. WasserWed Feb 26 1997 10:3921
> Is it possible for an enhanced redir PATHWORKS v5.1 eco8 client user to 
> change his domain account password when the PDC is in another IP
> subnet?

	I have not tried it but I would expect that it can be done.

	First step might be to set TCP/IP as the "Default Transport".

> If so, how and would the PDC need to be defined in the NBHOSTS file?

	See LMHOSTS.SAM:

		99.99.99.99  mypdc #PRE #DOM:mydomain

	For DECnet you would need to find out what NetBIOS name the 
	client is trying to find when you issue the NET PASSWORD command.
	A network sniffer on the LAN should allow you to gather
	that data.  Once you have that name you can use the command
	"NCP DEFINE REMOTE-ADAPTER-NAME <name> [BYTE16 <ddd>] NODE <address>"
	The BYTE16 value is the decimal value of the 16th character of
	the NetBIOS name.
7339.2Another way ?WOTVAX::16.194.208.3::warder.reo.dec.com::sharkeyaWho am I now ?Wed Feb 26 1997 14:516
NET PASSWORD /SERVER:The_pdc oldpass newpass

The PDC is defined in LMHOSTS.

Alan

7339.3VMSNET::S_VORESmile - Mickey&#039;s Watching!Wed Feb 26 1997 15:103
    given what's implied in .0, NBHOSTS + /SERVER:the_pdc would be correct
    ... LMHOSTS is for MICROSOFT's IP stack, not PATHWORKS'
    
7339.4/server or \\computername?VMSNET::P_NUNEZWed Feb 26 1997 15:175
    
    Actully, wouldn't it be NET PASSWORD \\computername (of PDC) and 
    PDC defined in NBHOSTS?
    
    Paul
7339.5VMSNET::S_VORESmile - Mickey&#039;s Watching!Thu Feb 27 1997 11:5314
    Uhhhh 
    
    
    Hmmmmm 
    
    
    
    Errrrrr 
    
    
    
    Oh bother.  Type  NET HELP PASSWORD  to find the right syntax, but I
    think Paul's right :-)