Microsoft KB Archive/108153

= WFWG Err Msg: No Domain Server Was Available to Validate... =

Article ID: 108153

Article Last Modified on 10/13/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.1
 * Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.11

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This article was previously published under Q108153



3.11

WINDOWS

kbnetwork kberrmsg kbinterop



SYMPTOMS
When you try to log on to a Microsoft Windows NT or Microsoft LAN Manager domain through Microsoft Windows for Workgroups, you may receive one of the following error messages:

Windows for Workgroups 3.11
No domain server was available to validate your password. You were logged on without password validation.

Windows for Workgroups 3.1
No LAN Manager server was available to validate your password. You were logged on without password validation.



CAUSE
This error occurs if you entered the incorrect domain name, or there is a space included in the Windows for Workgroups computer name.

Microsoft Windows NT supports computer names with spaces, but in order for validation to occur, the computer name must appear in quotation marks. Windows for Workgroups does not allow the user to input the computer name when you log on; therefore, validation fails if you have a space included in your Windows for Workgroups computer name. The answer to whether or not validation has taken place never comes back.



RESOLUTION
To correct this problem, remove the space from the Windows for Workgroups computer name.

Additional query words: 3.11 err msg Password Validation lanman winnt authentication ntas ntlan

Keywords: KB108153

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