Re: Mapped drive access

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From: Jackie (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 06/07/04 

Date: Mon, 7 Jun 2004 08:37:53 -0700

Thanks, I'll have a look at that.

>-----Original Message-----
>On Mon, 7 Jun 2004 07:36:14 -0700, "Jackie"
><anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
>>I've just added a new system to a network of 4 systems
all
>>running XP Professional.
>>
>>The new system, 'Office', needs access to the whole C
>>drive on 'Accounts'. I've shared C on Accounts and
Office
>>can see it, open it up, but gets an 'Access denied'
>>message on most of the folders. 'Shared
Documents', 'All
>>Users' and 'Guest' folders can be opened.
>>
>>I've tried mapping 'Accounts' as drive G, same problem.
>>I've changed the logon name to Administrator for drive
G,
>>no good.
>>
>>Do I need to set up user 'Iain' (logon name on Office)
on
>>Accounts as well? Or what?!
>>
>>Thanks
>>
>>Jackie
>
>Jackie,
>
>On any XP Pro computer, check to see if Simple File
Sharing (Control Panel -
>Folder Options - View - Advanced settings) is enabled or
disabled. With XP Pro,
>you need to have the SFS settings properly set on each
computer.
>
>With XP Pro, if SFS is disabled, check the Local Security
Policy (Control Panel
>- Administrative Tools). Under Local Policies - Security
Options, look at
>"Network access: Sharing and security model", and ensure
it's set to "Classic -
>local users authenticate as themselves".
>
>With XP Pro, if you set the Local Security Policy
to "Guest only", make sure
>that the Guest account is enabled, and has an identical,
non-blank, password on
>all computers. If "Classic", setup and use a common
account with identical,
>non-blank, password on all computers.
>
>For XP Pro with Simple File Sharing enabled, make sure
that the Guest account is
>enabled, with identical, non-blank passwords, on each
computer.
>
>I'd bet that you are accessing the 'Shared
Documents', 'All Users' and 'Guest'
>folders on Accounts by the Guest account, which has, by
default, access to those
>folders but nowhere else.
>
>You then do need to setup 'Iain' on Accounts, with an
identical, non-blank
>password on both computers.
>
>Cheers,
>Chuck
>Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a
bad thing.
>.
>

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