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Another fix for error -5000 on Windows 2003 Server Network
Just to post a follow-up for people who were trying to connect to a standard install of WinServer 2003, and were unable to do so, due to error -5000. I was getting errors every time, regardless of the user settings.

The referenced hint above requires you to downgrade the security settings on the server. Instead, I changed one line in the file /etc/smb.conf/. Change the line that reads:
  client ntlmv2 auth = no
to this:
  client ntlmv2 auth = yes
After making this change, it works again. No need to restart or anything. This may not work for everyone, but it does solve the issue for me.
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Another fix for error -5000 on Windows 2003 Server
Authored by: smanzo on May 23, '06 01:38:48PM

I find it... odd... that this isn't the default setting, considering that MS has been moving away from NTLMv1 authentication for years now.



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Another fix for error -5000 on Windows 2003 Server
Authored by: raggamuffin on May 25, '06 03:34:20AM

NTLMv2 isn't even the default setting on Windows XP, you have to mess with <a href="http://www.its.caltech.edu/win/nwin2k.html">local policies</a> to turn it on.

Pain in the backside when the PCs are remote and you can't do it with group policy...



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