Password expires on network share - how to change it?

[Pauli]

I do some consulting work and I have a client that set up a VPN connection and access to a network share. The problem is that they set their passwords to expire after 30 days, and when it does expire, the "Map Network Drive" dialog doesn't tell me that the password expires and it doesn't notify me or give me a way to change it. The dialog just reappears, asking again for the user name and password. I am running WinXP home. I don't know what the client is running.

It seems to me that a password change dialog should come up after the password expires. Anyone know how I can make this happen? The IT guys at my client site don't want investigate and don't seem interested in helping me out.

 

[kstornado]

Since you never actually log into the domain, you will never be prompted to change your password. You're simply passing credentials to the authenticating server to map a drive...there is no 'prompt' that would ever ask you to change your password or warn you that it is going to expire.

Find out if they have a Terminal Server or Citrix for remote access?

 

[Pauli]

Originally posted by: kstornado
Since you never actually log into the domain, you will never be prompted to change your password. You're simply passing credentials to the authenticating server to map a drive...there is no 'prompt' that would ever ask you to change your password or warn you that it is going to expire.

Find out if they have a Terminal Server or Citrix for remote access?

Thanks for the info. I'll have to check with them, but they're pretty unresponsive.

How is this situation normally dealt with? I don't need access to any other network resources, just the one share.

 

[netsysadmin]

All they have to do if its a windows box is select that your password never expires.

John

 

[Pauli]

Originally posted by: netsysadmin
All they have to do if its a windows box is select that your password never expires.

John

Yeah, well, I already asked them to do that and they say it's against their policy so they're not gonna do it.

 

[netsysadmin]

How about if you suggest to them if you accept a super extra long password from them, but it never expires. Seems like a good meeting place. Otherwise like in the other post if they can give you a terminal service type access that would allow you to modify the password.

John

 

[kstornado]

It's not going to be easy if they're being 'unresponsive'...and are getting away with it. It might just boil down to having to call them once a month and resetting your password.

I'd take it up with whomever you're consulting for, and find if they're a common ground that can be reached...

 

[yoda291]

if you're doing consulting work, I'd suggest taking it up with the person who hired you. Tell them that the staff is impeding your work, explain the situation to him and if he tells you there's nothing he can do, you're off the hook because you have performed your duty to as optimum a level as you can.