Net use on Windows fails with System error 86

This topic describes how to verify and solve a System error 86 when the user is attempting to access net use on Windows.

Description

While accessing the network the following error message displays:

System error 86 has occurred.
The specified password is not correct.

Solution

The root causes for this error are the same as that for the failure of SMB client on Linux®. For more information on the root cause, see SMB client on Linux fails with an "NT status logon failure".