Microsoft KB Archive/95360

= WFWG: Unable to Log on to Banyan VINES =

Article ID: 95360

Article Last Modified on 10/15/1999

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.1

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This article was previously published under Q95360



SYMPTOMS
You are unable to log on to the Banyan VINES network from the Windows for Workgroups directory, but can log on from the Banyan directory.



CAUSE
You may be experiencing problems with the default workstation environment settings in the PCCONFIG.DB file in your Windows for Workgroups directory.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, run PCCONFIG.EXE from the Windows for Workgroups directory, and set your default environment settings to the same values as those in the PCCONFIG.DB file in the Banyan directory.

NOTE: If you have had three unsuccessful log on attempts, reboot your computer. Banyan VINES networks require you to reboot the computer after three unsuccessful log on attempts.

Follow these steps to resolve the problem:

 At the MS-DOS prompt from your Windows for Workgroups directory, type the following:

PCCONFIG

 Select the Login Environment Settings option. Select the Edit/View Login Group Search List option. You are prompted for a Login Group Search List. Enter the Group you belong to, an At Sign (@), then the Organization that your group resides in.

For example, if your group is &quot;Composers&quot; and your organization is &quot;Music,&quot; type:

Composers@Music

 Press the F10 key until you return to the MS-DOS prompt. Restart your computer.</li></ol>

This change allows you to access your network by typing only a user name or nickname, instead of the full path. A nickname in Banyan VINES is a symbolic link to a full text string, such as your full User name. For example, &quot;Bob&quot; might be a nickname standing for &quot;Bob Brown@Composers@Music.&quot;

For more information, contact Banyan Systems Technical Support.

The product included here is manufactured by Banyan Systems, a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this product's performance or reliability.

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