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Boot Server Share Access Restrictions on Windows Server 2008

Symptom:

Accessing the boot server's DOS share from the OSIM client fails with an "Access Denied" error message or results in "Error 93".

Solution:

You need to configure the security settings of the boot server share.

Follow these steps:

1. From the Control Panel, navigate to Administrative Tools, Local Security Policy, Security Settings, Local Policies, Security Options.

   The security settings pertaining to the local security policy appear.

2. Ensure that the following policies have the required settings as given below:
   • Microsoft Network server: Digitally sign communication (always) is disabled.
   • Network security: Do not store LAN Manager hash value on next password change is disabled.

     Note: You must restart the boot server after changing this configuration.

   • Network security: LAN Manager Authentication level is set to one of the following values:
     • Send LM & NTLM responses
     • Send LM & NTLM - use NTLMv2 session security if negotiated
     • Sent NTLM response only
     • Send NTLMv2 response only