PD4 VM-Mac network password?

Discussion in 'Installation and Configuration of Parallels Desktop' started by HonzaI, Dec 6, 2008.

  1. HonzaI

    HonzaI Member

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    Hello,

    I seem to have annoying problem. When I suspend the VM (WinXP Pro, SP3) and activate again, it looses connections to the Documents, desktop and other mapped folders. I can get access to Mac folders through Parallels network, but if I try to write in any of the shared folders (desktop) I get Windows screen asking to give it password to remount those folders.

    I got no idea what password it should be - this user is created automatically by PD4 (?) and no one told me the password. It does not show in mac as user, so I cannot change the password to something I know... Empty does not work. Admin or my own password does not work either. Does anyone know the password so I can remount the shared folders?

    If I reboot Windows, I have access to shared folders without any problems. And I loose the access after suspending the VM again.

    This was not problem on PD3.

    Thanks

    Jan
     
  2. John@Parallels

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    Did you try Mac account password?
     
  3. HonzaI

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    Of course. First try. But the password is not for my own account, but some interesting account called:
    SomeWeirdNameOfComputer\Guest
    I am not sure what account that is, since my computer never had Guest account switched on. It must be some kind of special network only account I surely have not created myself.
     
  4. John@Parallels

    John@Parallels Forum Maven

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    Try to reinstall Parallels Tools, may be Shared Folder drivers is not installed correctly
     
  5. HonzaI

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    Did just now... Reboted VM, all working, suspended, unsuspended, no access to Desktop and other shared folders.

    Still asking for "GUEST" account password.

    Jan
     
  6. John@Parallels

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    IS there firewall on Mac OS side or security software?
     
  7. HonzaI

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    Firewall is only the build in OSX 10.5 firewall.
    There us CalmXAv antivirus, no other software. No change from PD3 when all worked.

    Jan
     
  8. HonzaI

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    OSX 10.5 firewall is on.
    ClamXAv is running.
    Both were same before update and caused no issues.
     
  9. John@Parallels

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    2 more steps to check
    1. Permissions repair on Mac OS, when VM is stopped
    2. Virus scan inside Virtual machine
     
  10. HonzaI

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    Did so, no change.
     
  11. John@Parallels

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    Please try to create the same situation, and when asked password, please in Parallels Desktop - Help menu - click Report a Problem, and post report ID here
     
  12. HonzaI

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    I created yesterday ticket 19908
     
  13. John@Parallels

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    I submitted case to developers
     

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