Download articleAttempting to mount a client to an SMB network share and you can receive the message:
Err Msg: System Error 1240 Has Occurred. The Account is Not Authorized to Login from This Station.
Symptom
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When connecting to a network share and the share name is incorrect, you will receive a very confusing error message.
net use x: \\Server\XYZ System error 1240 has occurred. The account is not authorized to log in from this station.
Solution
Selecting the correct share name (XYZ1 instead of XYZ) resolves this.
net use x: \\Server\XYZ1
The command completed successfully.
The error message caused by selecting a non-existing share makes this error message confusing.
