DOCUMENT:Q151976  13-JUN-2001  [sna]
TITLE   :TN3270E Users Do Not Need Windows NT User Accounts
PRODUCT :Microsoft SNA Server
PROD/VER:WINDOWS:2.11,3.0,4.0
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:kbnetwork

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft SNA Server, versions 2.11, 3.0, 4.0, on platform(s):
    - the operating system: Microsoft Windows NT 
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TN3270E users do not need a Microsoft Windows NT user account to access SNA
resources through the SNA Server TN3270 Service, as defined by the TN3270
protocol.

The SNA Server TN3270 Service can be configured to assign LUs to specific
IP addresses, though TN3270 clients are not authenticated against the
Windows NT user accounts database.

Additional query words: prodsna tn3270

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Keywords          : kbnetwork 
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbSNAServSearch
Version           : WINDOWS:2.11,3.0,4.0

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