NT authentication username issue

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-koen- Members Profile Find Members Posts Groupie Joined: 22 February 2006 Location: Netherlands Status: Offline Points: 54	Post Options Post Reply Quote -koen- Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: NT authentication username issue Posted: 16 April 2006 at 1:49pm
	I have some problems whit windows authentication. The follow error came:- Server Error in Forum Application An error has occured while writing to the database. Please contact the forum administrator. Support Error Code:- err_Access_windowsAuthentication()_add_new_user File Name:- functions_windows_authentication.asp Error details:- Microsoft JET Database Engine Field 'tblAuthor.Username' cannot be a zero-length string
	Don't check me english spelling please...

WebWiz-Bruce Members Profile Find Members Posts Admin Group Web Wiz Developer Joined: 03 September 2001 Location: Bournemouth Status: Offline Points: 9844	Post Options Post Reply Quote WebWiz-Bruce Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 16 April 2006 at 2:11pm
	This issue means that for whatever reason the Windows Authenticated User, usersname is not being passed over to Web Wiz Forums. Are you using the standard built in Windows login system to login into the directory? ie. do you have a windows login pop-up when entering the directory the forum is within so you have to enter your windows login username and password? Edited by -boRg- - 16 April 2006 at 2:33pm

ljamal Members Profile Find Members Posts Mod Builder Group Joined: 16 April 2003 Status: Offline Points: 888	Post Options Post Reply Quote ljamal Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 16 April 2006 at 6:20pm
	If there is no username present and Windows Auth is enabled shouldn't the system default to the Guest account? It looks as if it's trying to insert a user.
	L. Jamal Walton L. Jamal Inc : Web/ Print Design and ASP Programming

WebWiz-Bruce Members Profile Find Members Posts Admin Group Web Wiz Developer Joined: 03 September 2001 Location: Bournemouth Status: Offline Points: 9844	Post Options Post Reply Quote WebWiz-Bruce Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 16 April 2006 at 6:36pm
	I've just changed it in version 8.01 to have more error handling for the NT Authentication. If NT Authentication is enabled then anonymous browsing shouldn't be possible. The new error handling displays an error message to the user if NT Authentication has failed, instead of trying to insert a non existent user into the database.

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