Unable to remotely access Admin (default) shares of one 2003 Server

We are experiecing an issue accessing the administrative shares (C:$, D:$,
ADMIN$, etc) of one particular 2003 R2 SP2 file server that was recently
deployed. When attempting to remotely access \\servername1\c$, for example,
I get prompted for credentials (as expected) but after correctly inputting
them (local admin of server or domain admins) I get the below prompt:

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"\\servername1\c$ is not accessible.You might not have permission to use the
network resource. Contact the administrator of this server to find out if
you have permissions.
Multiple connections to a server or shared resource by the same user, using
more thanone user name, are not allowed. Disconnect all previous connections
to the server or shared resrouce and try again.
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That said, I am able to access any "non-adminl" created shares that are
created on the server. We have another server that was built to the same
exact spec at the same time and we are able to remotely access the admin
shares of this server with no problems.

For reference:
- The Firewall service is disabled on the server.
- Group Policies applied to this server are the same as all other servers
(nothing in our policy that would affect this anyway).
- DNS and WINS settings are fine (no name resoultion issues from other
computers).
- NTFS perms are the same for both servers.
- Local Administrators group settings the same the other servers ("Domain
Admins" is in the local administrators group.)

Points:
- When logged directly onto the affected server I can access
"\\servername1\c$" (can browse to itself via the admin share).
- I can also access the server's admin shares from another computer (server
or workstation) if I am logged on with a domain admin account.
- I cannot however access this share if I am logged on with a non-admin
account and input admin credentials when prompted.

It appears as though it would be an issue with the authentication to this
server but I am, of course, inputting the correct information. Appreciate
any advice support that anyone can offer for this matter. Thanks.

For a given machine you can't make multiple connections to a shared network
resource with different credentials. Try from a command prompt;
net use * /delete
Then see if you can connect to the admin shares.


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Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
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Microsoft MVP [Windows]
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"Barkley Bees" wrote:
> We are experiecing an issue accessing the administrative shares (C:$, D:$,
> ADMIN$, etc) of one particular 2003 R2 SP2 file server that was recently
> deployed. When attempting to remotely access \\servername1\c$, for
> example, I get prompted for credentials (as expected) but after correctly
> inputting them (local admin of server or domain admins) I get the below
> prompt:
>
> --------------
> "\\servername1\c$ is not accessible.You might not have permission to use
> the network resource. Contact the administrator of this server to find out
> if you have permissions.
> Multiple connections to a server or shared resource by the same user,
> using more thanone user name, are not allowed. Disconnect all previous
> connections to the server or shared resrouce and try again.
> --------------
>
> That said, I am able to access any "non-adminl" created shares that are
> created on the server. We have another server that was built to the same
> exact spec at the same time and we are able to remotely access the admin
> shares of this server with no problems.
>
> For reference:
> - The Firewall service is disabled on the server.
> - Group Policies applied to this server are the same as all other servers
> (nothing in our policy that would affect this anyway).
> - DNS and WINS settings are fine (no name resoultion issues from other
> computers).
> - NTFS perms are the same for both servers.
> - Local Administrators group settings the same the other servers ("Domain
> Admins" is in the local administrators group.)
>
> Points:
> - When logged directly onto the affected server I can access
> "\\servername1\c$" (can browse to itself via the admin share).
> - I can also access the server's admin shares from another computer
> (server or workstation) if I am logged on with a domain admin account.
> - I cannot however access this share if I am logged on with a non-admin
> account and input admin credentials when prompted.
>
> It appears as though it would be an issue with the authentication to this
> server but I am, of course, inputting the correct information. Appreciate
> any advice support that anyone can offer for this matter. Thanks.
>

Unfortunatley, no luck. I also restarted the sever to make sure. It only
seems to be affecting this one server, no others. Has anyone come across a
similar situation and found a fix?


"Dave Patrick" <> wrote in message
news:...
> For a given machine you can't make multiple connections to a shared
> network resource with different credentials. Try from a command prompt;
> net use * /delete
> Then see if you can connect to the admin shares.
>
>
> --
>
> Regards,
>
> Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
> Microsoft Certified Professional
> Microsoft MVP [Windows]
> http://www.microsoft.com/protect
>
>
> "Barkley Bees" wrote:
>> We are experiecing an issue accessing the administrative shares (C:$,
>> D:$, ADMIN$, etc) of one particular 2003 R2 SP2 file server that was
>> recently deployed. When attempting to remotely access \\servername1\c$,
>> for example, I get prompted for credentials (as expected) but after
>> correctly inputting them (local admin of server or domain admins) I get
>> the below prompt:
>>
>> --------------
>> "\\servername1\c$ is not accessible.You might not have permission to use
>> the network resource. Contact the administrator of this server to find
>> out if you have permissions.
>> Multiple connections to a server or shared resource by the same user,
>> using more thanone user name, are not allowed. Disconnect all previous
>> connections to the server or shared resrouce and try again.
>> --------------
>>
>> That said, I am able to access any "non-adminl" created shares that are
>> created on the server. We have another server that was built to the same
>> exact spec at the same time and we are able to remotely access the admin
>> shares of this server with no problems.
>>
>> For reference:
>> - The Firewall service is disabled on the server.
>> - Group Policies applied to this server are the same as all other servers
>> (nothing in our policy that would affect this anyway).
>> - DNS and WINS settings are fine (no name resoultion issues from other
>> computers).
>> - NTFS perms are the same for both servers.
>> - Local Administrators group settings the same the other servers ("Domain
>> Admins" is in the local administrators group.)
>>
>> Points:
>> - When logged directly onto the affected server I can access
>> "\\servername1\c$" (can browse to itself via the admin share).
>> - I can also access the server's admin shares from another computer
>> (server or workstation) if I am logged on with a domain admin account.
>> - I cannot however access this share if I am logged on with a non-admin
>> account and input admin credentials when prompted.
>>
>> It appears as though it would be an issue with the authentication to this
>> server but I am, of course, inputting the correct information. Appreciate
>> any advice support that anyone can offer for this matter. Thanks.
>>
>

These articles may help.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/938120
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/913485


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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect


"Barkley Bees" wrote:
> Unfortunatley, no luck. I also restarted the sever to make sure. It only
> seems to be affecting this one server, no others. Has anyone come across a
> similar situation and found a fix?