Environment
Novell Client 2 for Windows 7
Situation
Drives won't map after changing the computer name
Computer name change causes login failure
After changing the Windows Computer Name, Novell logins and drive mappings do not appear to complete successfully. The username / password combination is accepted, and no error message is shown. If a user were to right click on the red "n" and choose "Novell Connections" no servers would be listed there, indicating the lack of a solid NCP connection. Drive mappings also do not appear upon boot.
Computer name change causes login failure
After changing the Windows Computer Name, Novell logins and drive mappings do not appear to complete successfully. The username / password combination is accepted, and no error message is shown. If a user were to right click on the red "n" and choose "Novell Connections" no servers would be listed there, indicating the lack of a solid NCP connection. Drive mappings also do not appear upon boot.
Resolution
Upon changing the computer name, one registry key does not get properly updated:
Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\DefaultDomainName
Change this to match the new computer name and reboot.
Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\DefaultDomainName
Change this to match the new computer name and reboot.
Please Note: If the registry key does not exist, create it manually.