"Canet: error 86" "The specified network password is not correct"

Products

• CA Client Automation - IT Client Manager
• CA Client Automation
• CA Client Automation - Software Delivery

Issue/Introduction

Cannot deploy OSIM images. Get the following error:

"Canet: error 86" "The specified network password is not correct"

Environment

All versions of CA Client Automation

• Domain Manager on a Windows Active Directory Domain
• Scalability Server/Boot Server on a workgroup not part of the Active Directory Domain
• PXE Client on the same network as the Boot Server
• Boot Server access – Share method

Cause

This error occurs when the PXE Client is unable to connect to the OSIM (camenu-11) share - "%Program Files%\CA\DSM\Server\SDBS\var\managedpc\camenu” due to permissions restriction or due to some other security policy restriction.

Resolution

1. Add canonprv account with 'Read and Execute' permissions on the OSIM share.

 

and/or

2. Add Everyone account with 'Read and Execute' permissions on the OSIM share.

 

and/or

 

3. Changed the password interval on the canonprv account to '0'

 

and/or

 

4. Edit file C:\Program Files (x86)\CA\DSM\osimips\os-template\updates\winpe10x64\amd64\ca-osim\osimrun.cmd with notepad  (adapt the path with Boot Image type used)
and replace line 
REG ADD "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa" /v LmCompatibilityLevel /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
by
REG ADD "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa" /v LmCompatibilityLevel /t REG_DWORD /d 5 /f
 
Remark :

1 = Network security: LAN Manager authentication level = Send LM & NTLM - use NTLMv2 session security if negotiated
5 = Network security: LAN Manager authentication level = Send NTLMv2 response only. Refuse LM & NTLM

 Create again a new Boot Image 
Try again using the new Boot image.