Re: Service on XP fails accessing a file on the network

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From: Morris (Morris_at_online.nospam)
Date: 02/28/05 

Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 10:53:03 -0800

I tried other accounts. I created new accounts for the test and they failed
as well.
In this test the Database is on a WIn2000 machine. Only the XP system fails
to access it. Is there something on the XP that needs to be configured to
get to a WIn2000 file?

Thanks for your response.
Morris

"Alexander Nickolov" wrote:

> Try another account, just not Administrator. There's a policy
> in XP restricting remote logon as part of tightened security
> for the administrator account.
>
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> Alexander Nickolov
> Microsoft MVP [VC], MCSD
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> "Morris" <Morris@online.nospam> wrote in message
> news:4B8CFB9E-CAEA-4564-9CDD-E42C6D7A4F74@microsoft.com...
> > we have a workgroup not a domain.
> > What does fopen() have to do with db security? Isnt it just a file on
> > the
> > network to the fopen() command?
> >
> > "Rhett Gong [MSFT]" wrote:
> >
> >> Hi Morris,
> >> Could you check if there is any difference in the configuration between
> >> win2000 and XP?
> >> What logon type/account you used for your service?
> >> I noticed you've tried "Administrator" (this should be a local account
> >> which won't help in this scenario), you may need to change the service
> >> logon account to a domain user and grant R/W access rights to this user
> >> in
> >> access db security page. Please let me know if it could resolve your
> >> problem.
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >> Rhett Gong [MSFT]
> >> Microsoft Online Partner Support
> >> Get Secure! - www.microsoft.com/security
> >>
> >> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties and confers no
> >> rights.
> >>
> >>
>
>
>

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