Re: Group Permissions
- From: "Kerry Brown" <kerry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx*a*m>
- Date: Sun, 5 Mar 2006 09:37:18 -0800
K Miller wrote:
Thanks for the prompt reply and links Kerry. I knew it would take
someone with a great first name like yours to figure this out! Just
one question, I will need to set up accounts for each user on the
"server" in order to "make sure the user names and passwords
exist..."?
Kerry Miller
It is a great name :-)
Because you are using peer to peer (P2P) the same accounts must exist on the
server as well as the workstation. The server needs all the accounts. Each
workstation only needs the accounts of people who use that workstation. The
passwords must be the same on the server and the workstation accounts. If a
user changes their password they will lose access to the shares on the
server until you also change the password on the server. This is one of the
headaches of P2P networking. On the server you can create security groups
and assign share or NTFS permissions to the groups and/or individual users.
With 10 computers you are at the limit for Windows XP as a server. If all
you are doing is file sharing then I recommend you look at a Linux server or
the recent low cost network drives. The network drives are very attractive
price wise. You could actually purchase two and use one for backup for the
price of installing a Linux server. The network drives mostly run an
embedded version of Linux and are easy to setup and administer via a web
interface.
You may also want to look at Small Business Server 2003. It is a lower cost
way to get into a Windows server and has Exchange, SharePoint and more built
in. It can really streamline sharing documents, calendars etc. It would also
allow you to manage the network a lot better.
Kerry
"Kerry Brown" <kerry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx*a*m> wrote in message
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K Miller wrote:
Our organization has a peer-to-peer network with 10 machines, all
Win XP pro. We have a shared folder on one machine which, for lack
of a better term, acts as a "server". What I would like to do is
limit access to some of the subfolders. I thought I would be able
to create a new group, add the appropriate users and set
permissions that way but I haven't had any luck figuring it out. Is
this possible in a peer-to-peer environment? or is there another
way to implement this? TIA,
K Miller
It is possible. Make sure "simple file sharing" is turned off on all
computers. Make sure everyone has a different user name. Make sure
all accounts use passwords. Make sure the user names and passwords
also exist on the "server". Make sure the users are not members of
the administrators group on the "server".
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;307874
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;304040
Kerry
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