Re: Network setup problems

MDriggers wrote:

> Any reason I'm being ignored?
>
> "MDriggers" wrote in message
>> I'm trying to complete the replacement of an old Linux server for my
>> church with a new XP file server because we need more storage space
>> and
>> the vendor for our data management software does not support Linux.
>> Every time they send a software upgrade, we have problems that they
>> have trouble helping us resolve because of the way Linux and windows
>> products differ in
>> management of permissions. Part of the transfer is done and working
>> well, other parts I'm having trouble getting to allow mapping to two
>> resources simultaneously.
>>
>> 1. Each user needs to be mapped to the data folder for the data
>> management software [done and running smoothly]
>>
>> 2. Each user needs access to a shared folder for a few documents
>> that we all need to see and/or modify (password protection desirable,
>> but not absolutely necessary) [conflicts with step 3 below]
>>
>> 3. Each user also needs access to a folder on the server that only
>> they have access to (with password protection) [conflicts with step 2
>> above]
>>
>> I had steps 1 and 2 done, but when I tried to accomplish step 3, I
>> ran
>> into conflicts and got messages like: "The network folder is
>> currently
>> mapped using a different user name and password. To connect using a
>> different user name and password, first disconnect any existing
>> mappings to this network share." and/or "Multiple connections to a
>> server or shared resource by the same user, using more than one user
>> name, are not allowed. Disconnect all previous connections to the
>> server or shared resource and try again."
>>
>> When I disconnected and tried again, I lost step 2 on the workstation
>> that
>> I was using. That's what got me here to ask the wisdom of those who
>> know what they're doing.
>>
>> Here's what the file structure I'm trying to work with on the server
>> looks like (actual file names are different, but this is where they
>> are):
>>
>> C:\membership data folder
>> C:\shared documents
>> C:\users\user1
>> C:\users\user2
>> C:\users\user3
>> C:\users\user4
>> C:\users\user5
>> C:\users\user6
>>
>> I have administrator rights on the server, so I can make any changes
>> in
>> permissions there. Any help much appreciated.
>>

You are not being ignored. These are public newsgroups, not Microsoft
tech support. We are all volunteers with Real Lives, most of which
include Jobs. So if you didn't get an answer to your quite complex
question immediately and you need one, call MS tech support. Since you
have an MS server operating system, tech support came with the package.
Depending on what you bought, you may be entitled to two free calls. In
addition, even though this is a church, it is a business and tech
support is a cost of doing business. I have paid the $245 usd or so for
server tech support and it was excellent and well worth it.

That said, Windows server operating systems are like Linux in that they
do not use password protection for folders/files. Permissions are set
for users and user groups. Create the user accounts you need on the
server and appropriate groups and doing what you need to is quite as
simple on Windows as doing it on Linux. If you have further questions
about setting up user accounts, groups and permissions, you should post
them to one of the MS server newsgroups like:

microsoft.public.windows.server.general

Malke
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