Windows 7 receives System Error 86 when connecting to RHEL 5 Samba share.

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Windows 7 receives System Error 86 when connecting to RHEL 5 Samba share:
C:\Users\AM90000700>net use X: \\example\groups
Enter the user name for 'example': DOMAIN\ADusername
Enter the password for example:
System error 86 has occurred.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Microsoft Windows 7
  • samba-3.0.33

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