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Chris Drumgoole
Asked: 2011-10-31 22:34:24 +0800 CST

How can I clear the "authentication cache" in Windows 7 to a password protected samba share?

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I have a Linux samba server and have explicitly listed users that can access the folder.

I have successfully congfigured Samba to require a username and password when accessing the share from windows (using the smbpasswd, etc.).

But now I want to force clear the auth cache on the windows machine. Such as when I go to a colleague's computer, I use my account to access a file in the protected share, but then before I leave his computer, i'll want to make sure the authorization cache is cleared so he cannot access that folder with my credentials.

I found the command to use in the windows command prompt on google a couple of weeks ago but silly me I didn't save it...

Hope someone can help, thanks!

Oh, Samba is configured as a workgroup and not a domain (if that helps) - so windows users do NOT log into a domain on start up.

windows cache authentication samba

5 Answers

  1. Try this

    Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Credential Manager

    Click on the arrow beside the cred you wish to delete

    than click on remove from vault

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  2. Incomplete advice. The answer is:

    As previously mentioned clear all entries in credentials manager, close any open share explorer windows and/or all applications utilizing the share.

    THEN

    Open services manager. Find the "Workstation" service and restart it.

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  3. Best Answer

    How about this:

    net session \\samba.server.ip.address /delete

    You can also use:

    net use

    To give a list of active sessions and to ensure that you've deleted them afterwards.

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  4. How to Disconnect\logout from Samba Share on Windows 10.

    RUN cmd as user(not administrator)!!!

    watch yours connection

    net use

    delete all connection(logout)

    net use * /delete

net use * /d

net use \\10.10.10.5 /delete

    delete all saved network passwords

    klist purge

    or run utilities

    control keymgr.dll

    or run

    rundll32.exe keymgr.dll, KRShowKeyMgr
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  5. If deleting credentials from Credential Manager does not help then you have two more options:
    1) Open Run and execute rundll32.exe keymgr.dll, KRShowKeyMgr and look for addresses you would like to remove.
    2) If CMD's net use does not show anything then open cmd as administrator and execute:

    net stop workstation /y
net start workstation

    This should clear the cache. Last option always works for me.

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