Re: "Access Denied" Error from client connecting to Pathworks Advanced Server 6.1

From: PEN (paul.nuneznosp_at_mhp.com)
Date: 03/24/05 

Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2005 09:33:30 -0500

Hi,

<ropegun1@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1111525171.536708.292850@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...
>I am trying to get several PC clients running Pathworks 4 for Dos to
> connect to an Alpha server running Pathworks 6.1 via DecNet. I keep
> getting an Error: Access Denied on the client PC's when trying to
> connect to a share on the Alpha. The server is a DS20E running OpenVms
> 7.3-2. We have an Alpha DS10L server running the same configuration
> except the OS is 7.3-1 and it works fine. I have everything configured
> the same a far as I can tell. I can't seem to find anything in the log
> files indicating a problem. Here are some of the things I have checked
> so far.
> Pwrk$guest and pwrk$default are the same as on the working server.

The pwrk$guest and pwrk$default accounts really only control UIC owner of
VMS files for client users who connect as Guest or as a domain user who has
no hostmapped OpenVMS account, respectively. They're never a factor in
controlling access to shares. The PATHWORKS Guest account could be a
factor if these users don't have individual accounts in this domain or
aren't passing a username when establish a session ($ admin sh user/full
guest). If you're not sure if users are connecting as Guest, check their
sessions on the working server - $ admin show sessions - the "Guest" column
(far right) will indicate Y or N.

I assume the USE command is being executed when attempting to map drives; if
so, then file permissions on the share root directory or share permissions
would be the only factors in controlling access:

$ admin show share/perm <sharename>
$ admin show file/perm <sharename> /nofiles/nosubdir ! Display perms on
share root only

If Everyone isn't in the list(s), trying adding it and see if the client is
then able to connect (and then you can do $ ADMIN SHOW SESSIONS to determine
if they're connecting as Guest):

$ admin mod share <sharename> /perm=(everyone=full)
$ admim set file/perm=full <sharename> everyone /apply=(nofiles,nosubdir)
! Modify root dir only

> Ran the admin utility and checked,
> hostmap,services,computers,shares,trusts etc. I think I have them all
> set up the same.
> I am using Server Based Licensing according to the Pathworks
> documentation.

Likely not a license issue (you'd get some other odd error on the client),
but verify by doing $ ADMIN/ANALYZE/SINCE. Look for messages that indicate
"No server based license for client - access denied".

> I have a valid PWLMXXXCA07.03 license on the server.
> The DS20E is set up as a primary domain controller. We will be
> replacing the DS10L with this new server.
> All file and user permissions look the same.
> I change searched the batch files on the clients and changed them to
> point to the new node name and Decnet address. If I do a "show
> known nodes" from ncp on the client I can see the new server.
> I have run out of ideas on things to check. Any ideas on what may be
> causing this "Access Denied Error"? This is my first experience with
> Pathworks so any help you guys could provide would be greatly
> appreciated.
>

You could enabled security auditing on the server and then see what shows up
in the security event log:

$ admin set audit policy/audit/failure=logonoff
<reproduce the failure>
$ admin show event/full/since/type=security

$ admin set audit policy/noaudit ! Turn off security auditing

HTH,

Paul

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