Re: Managing users on a peer-to-peer

From: Steve Winograd [MVP] (winograd_at_pobox.com)
Date: 01/17/05 

Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2005 04:01:26 -0700

In article <758C7394-C89B-4A00-B6A3-B78CD0D0003A@microsoft.com>,
"bkunzler" <bkunzler@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>I currently have a peer-to-peer network in my home, both running winxp pro.
>I would like to have a user account for each member of the family. I want
>the user accounts accessible from either computer. For example family
>member 'A' could log on to her account from either pc1 or pc2 (depending on
>which was not currently in use by another family member) Could someone point
>me to a resource where I could learn how to do this? I don't have the
>finances to be able to hire someone, or to purchase server software.

Create the same set of accounts on both computers, with the same user
names and passwords. Family members will be able to log onto both
computers.

Each person will have a different environment (My Documents,
Favorites, desktop icons, Outlook Express message store, etc) on each
computer. Without a computer running a server operating system, it
isn't possible for a person to have a single environment that's
accessible from each computer.

Since the computers run XP Pro, you can create shared folders for each
user and set permissions so that only that user can access them.

>Also I would like to be able to restrict certain user groups from accessing
>certain applications. For example when a child is 'grounded' I want to be
>able allow access to educational software, but not games. And allow
>'obedient' children free access to both educational software and games, but
>not Nero, quicken, or other 'parent-only' software. I know how to create
>user groups and how to include users in the groups. Where can I learn how to
>set software permissions to restrict access?

I'm sorry, but I don't know of any way to do that in Windows XP. 

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