Tuesday, 3 December 2013

Using Different Credentials to Access Shared Folders in Windows7


I connect to a shared folder, entering the userid/password when requested.  I would like to change userid to a different userid and reconnect to the same folder,but when I do the same I found ,it was restricted me to connect by prompting the error message " Login Failure: Unknown User Name or Bad Password",which I have attached just below.



This is a convenience feature that Microsoft has implemented since early versions of Windows. However there may be times when you do not want to log off or restart the computer so that you can use another login to access the shared folder. Although Microsoft did not include a simple button to flush the credentials cache so that you can try a different password, here is how you can do it via a simple command line

To login into the shared folder , you need to enter the valid username and password and most important you have to disconnect all the login into the folder from the same system.

To do so, please follow the below steps.

1. Click START button and choose RUN.
2. Type net use * /delete /yes and hit the Enter key. You will see that it says You have these remote connections, continuing will cancel the connections. The command completed successfully. You will have to wait for a while, probably 30-60 seconds for the credentials cached to be cleared. Try accessing the shared folder again after 30-60 seconds and you will be asked to enter network password.


3. If there is any other credentials login in the system, it will disconnected from the shared folder.

That's it!!!!
Now giving the username and password on which you want to login into the shared folder , surely it will work.

Thanks & Have a great day!!!

For more information please read  from the below link.





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