Mac OS X 10.4.6 Special Report: Problems logging in from Windows systems
Some users have reported issues logging into Mac OS X 10.4.6 systems from Windows 98 systems.
MacFixIt reader Darek writes:
"My Windows 98 machines can not login to Mac OS X Server 10.4.6. There is no problem with Windows XP or Windows NT computers."
Another reader writes:
"My home network has 3 computers, two out of date Windows machines, one 98SE and one Xp SP2. Neither has had any upgrades since what I've listed, for I try never to upgrade Microsoft software. The Mac 12" Powerbook is updated regularly.
"After upgrading to Mac OS X 10.4.6 it was no longer possible to get to the MAC from the 98SE machine, for the first time in 3 years. Whether trying to mount the shared drive or trying to log in using Putty, the error is that the password is invalid. This has been tested with one additional 98SE machine.
"There is no trouble from the XP machine. The Mac can still mount drives on both machines without a problem.
"Since the only change has been to the Mac, I can only assume that some change to SMB in 10.4.6 was only tested with modern versions of Windows, not with relics from the past like 98SE."
Index:
- Release Notes/Download links
- General purpose workarounds
- List of updated Apple applications
- Update process recommendation
- AirPort network not automatically re-joined after sleep
- Bluetooth: Connectivity issues
- Dock Auto Hide/Show function broken -- fix
- Double restart is expected behavior
- Energy Saver issues -- system will not automatically shut down, etc.
- FireWire problems
- Font issues -- fixes
- Improvements
- iSync Issues -- Issues with hacks for unsupported devices; Sony Ericsson K700i won't synch
- Menu bar items missing
- Networking issues: Problems with proxies
- Photo booth distortion
- Printer issues
- Problems logging in from Windows systems
- Reminder: Have enough free drive space before installing
- Reverting (downgrading) to Mac OS X 10.4.5
- Safari: Image loading problems
- SCSI drives not recognized
- Server volumes cannot be written to -- fixes
- Special permissions messages no longer appear in Disk Utility
- Spotlight issues -- make sure drive is not in Privacy tab
- Startup problems -- will not proceed after update, etc.
- Streaming Audio -- fixes
- Third-party applications: Fix for Photoshop save on crash; Word crashes; more
- Update Installer cannot find destination drive
