AppleShare IP: Users Cannot Save Name And Password

Figure 1 shows the dialog box you describe. The option is dimmed because the setting "Enable users to save password for automatic log on" is disabled on the server.

Figure 1: Save My Name and Password is disabled.

The option to allow users to save their name and password can be enabled by running the AppleShare IP Web & File Admin program. Follow these steps:

1. From the server, open the AppleShare IP Web & File Admin program.
   
2. Choose Web & File Server Settings... from the Server menu. The window shown in Figure 2 will appear.
   
3. Select Password from the window's pop-up menu.
   
4. Enable the checkbox titled "Enable users to save password for automatic log on."

Figure 2: Web & File Server Settings window; Password options displayed.