Re: mac network drive not password protected on xp

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In article <1145050884.446068.289470@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
"cc" <corrales1@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

thanks for your response. But weird thing is I've never told Windows to
store the password on that particular drive (the Mac). When I map the
drive it just connects automatically. I am 100 percent certain that a:)
I have login/password protection setup on my Mac; and I only have one
account setup on my Mac, which is the admin account; and b:) I know for
certain that it is not connecting to another Mac on the network, as
when I save a file in a directory on my Mac, it is reflected on the
mapped network drive on XP.

Any other suggestions? How would Windows already have the
login/password info if I've never entered it before? Anyway, thanks,

Hi cory!

Does that "share" have the "Everyone" group set to allow full access? If
so, then anyone can access without authenticating.

bill
--
William M. Smith
(Microsoft Interop MVP - Mac/Windows)
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