I think I found our problem. Windows admin will confirm tomorrow. There are two versions of NTLM authentication that is used to authenticate to a Windows server. NTLMv1 and NTLMv2. We are using all Windows 2005 or 2008 servers which use v2. QNTC only supports v1 and at the moment looks like it will not support v2 until it is officially approved as a standard. The other option is Kerberos which I know both sides can do but does not look easy to setup. We might just stick with the current FTP method to transfer files. It's working.
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From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of DeLong, Eric
Sent: Thursday, November 05, 2009 11:01 AM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: RE: QNTC folder no visible in IFS
Mike,
Perhaps this might help...
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=nas17d5a24100f267164862575
6a006353a1
Here's an important piece:
<snip>
The i5/OS system value QPWDLVL will directly impact QNTC authentication.
For QNTC to use NTLM authentication, this system value must be set to 0
or 2. You can read more detailed information on this system value, and
how it impacts QNTC and NetServer in the following Rochester Support
Center knowledgebase documents:
<snip>
Hth,
-Eric DeLong
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From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mike Cunningham
Sent: Wednesday, November 04, 2009 8:46 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: RE: QNTC folder no visible in IFS
Yes they are but we switched to long mixed case passwords for added
security
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From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bob P. Roche
Sent: Wednesday, November 04, 2009 5:13 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: RE: QNTC folder no visible in IFS
Aren't iSeries password all caps by default?
From:
Mike Cunningham <mike.cunningham@xxxxxxx>
To:
"'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion'" <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date:
11/04/2009 04:06 PM
Subject:
RE: QNTC folder no visible in IFS
Sent by:
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On V5R4. The user I created just as a standard everyday user with *USER
class could not see the QNTC folder at all in the IFS. Could see root
and
QDLS but nothing else. I made that user a *SECOFR class user and could
see
Root, QOPenSYys, QDLS, QOPT, QNTC, QNetWare, QFileSvr.400. Opened QNTC
and
could see "too many" Windows servers (119 actually which is why I used
the
other term). Open any of those folders and I see nothing. Use windows to
look at those servers using the same username (and password) and I can
see
files.
p.s. discovered after the first e-mail that after trying to open more
than
5 servers my windows account gets disabled. Indicates to me that the
request is hitting the windows server but the password is not being sent
correctly. Did check multiple times- the passwords are the same. They
are
mixed case with numbers on each side. Either the iSeries is not sending
the password correctly or Windows is not accepting the password as it is
being sent (different protocol??)
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From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [
mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of rob@xxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, November 04, 2009 4:22 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: QNTC folder no visible in IFS
Kind of flies in the face of:
"By using the i5/OS NetServer, System i(r) Navigator, integrated file
system
commands, user displays, or APIs, you can access the QNTC file system
through the integrated file system interface."
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/iseries/v6r1m0/topic/ifs/rzaaxq
ntcfs.htm
Are you talking QNTC itself, or folders within it?
Rob Berendt
midrange.com
