connecting to project server from project 2003 pro enterprise

[cvue]

Hi. I was wondering if your computer has to be registered in a domain
(workgroup only) in order to be able to connect to the Project 2003 server?
Once I register, it connects fine. But my company runs Windows 2000/XP and
Novell so I'm trying not to have to register every computer into the domain.

What's funny is in my user profile only, I can authenticate and publish
fine. I never had to change my workgroup. But create another user's profile
on my PC or try to replicate my account on another computer, and it does NOT
work!

Here is the error it gives when I do a Test connection:
Unexpected Server Response

clicking on Details shows:

You are not authorized to view this page.
You do not have permission to view this directory or page using the
credentials that you supplied.

Once again, if I register the computer into the domain, it works fine! It's
the fact that I'm trying NOT to have to do that. Any ideas would be of great
help! I've been tweaking on this for days now!!! Thanks!

 

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If your client can't login domain and you want to login Project Server.
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[Earl Lewis]

cvue,

You do NOT have to do a domain login to be able to use windows authentication with MSPS2003.

If you're using windows XP you can go to Control Panel>User Accounts>[Account name]>Manage Network Passwords and enter the fully qualified windoze account name (i.e. [domain]\[username]) and the password for your project server location (i.e. project.server.hostname) and you should be good to go.

Your situation is very similar to my own and this works perfectly for me. The only cave is that you need to be able to reach the domain where your project server lives across your network. As long as the traffic is being allowed from your client to the server you should have no problems.

Earl

Hi. I was wondering if your computer has to be registered in a domain
(workgroup only) in order to be able to connect to the Project 2003 server?
Once I register, it connects fine. But my company runs Windows 2000/XP and
Novell so I'm trying not to have to register every computer into the domain.

What's funny is in my user profile only, I can authenticate and publish
fine. I never had to change my workgroup. But create another user's profile
on my PC or try to replicate my account on another computer, and it does NOT
work!

Here is the error it gives when I do a Test connection:
Unexpected Server Response

clicking on Details shows:

You are not authorized to view this page.
You do not have permission to view this directory or page using the
credentials that you supplied.

Once again, if I register the computer into the domain, it works fine! It's
the fact that I'm trying NOT to have to do that. Any ideas would be of great
help! I've been tweaking on this for days now!!! Thanks!

 

[cvue]

if i go with that route, won't i have to change each users' password whenever
they're required to change it? thanks again!

 

[cvue]

excellent! it works! but do you have a solution for windows 2000 computers?
thanks!

cvue,

You do NOT have to do a domain login to be able to use windows authentication with MSPS2003.

If you're using windows XP you can go to Control Panel>User Accounts>[Account name]>Manage Network Passwords and enter the fully qualified windoze account name (i.e. [domain]\[username]) and the password for your project server location (i.e. project.server.hostname) and you should be good to go.

Your situation is very similar to my own and this works perfectly for me. The only cave is that you need to be able to reach the domain where your project server lives across your network. As long as the traffic is being allowed from your client to the server you should have no problems.

Earl

Hi. I was wondering if your computer has to be registered in a domain
(workgroup only) in order to be able to connect to the Project 2003 server?
Once I register, it connects fine. But my company runs Windows 2000/XP and
Novell so I'm trying not to have to register every computer into the domain.

What's funny is in my user profile only, I can authenticate and publish
fine. I never had to change my workgroup. But create another user's profile
on my PC or try to replicate my account on another computer, and it does NOT
work!

Here is the error it gives when I do a Test connection:
Unexpected Server Response

clicking on Details shows:

You are not authorized to view this page.
You do not have permission to view this directory or page using the
credentials that you supplied.

Once again, if I register the computer into the domain, it works fine! It's
the fact that I'm trying NOT to have to do that. Any ideas would be of great
help! I've been tweaking on this for days now!!! Thanks!