Microsoft KB Archive/68646

INF: LM0418: Installation of LAN Manager Netlogon Services ID Number: Q68646

2.00 OS/2

Summary:

The following is the complete contents of the application note titled “Installation of LAN Manager Netlogon Services.” Application notes can be obtained by calling Microsoft Product Support Services.

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Installing Netlogon Services
Note: Do not select the Netlogon service when initially installing Microsoft LAN Manager version 2.00b. After installing LAN Manager, configure the Netlogon service as described below, then run the Setup program again and select the Netlogon service.

The following are the three areas that must be addressed to successfully install the Netlogon services as documented on pages 71- 74 of the Microsoft LAN Manager Administrator’s Guide in steps 1-12 (the page numbers below refer to this guide):


 * 1) Create a group called SERVERS (see steps 1-5 on pages 71 and 72).
 * 2) Add primary, backup, and member computer names as users, and join with the group SERVERS (see steps 6 and 7 on pages 72 and 73).
 * 3) Select Primary from the Role In Domain option (see step 8 on page 74).

Avoiding Common Mistakes
To avoid commonly made mistakes when setting up the Netlogon service, please note the following:

  Confirm that the directory specified by the scripts= entry in the [netlogon] section of the LANMAN.INI file exists on the server.   Check the directory specified by the userpath= entry in the [server] section of the LANMAN.INI file. Verify that this directory contains a subdirectory named SCRIPTS.   Do not change the userpath= value in the LANMAN.INI file.   Verify that the group created to contain the accounts of each server is spelled SERVERS (not SERVER; note the second “S”) by using the LAN Manager administrator’s screen. Type “net admin” (without the quotation marks) to generate the administrator’s screen.   Verify that the server is in USER level security by checking the entry listed by Security Mode after typing: net config srv 

The Netlogon service cannot be used with SHARE level security.