Re: Can't access folder in user account over network
- From: Chuck <none@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: 28 Apr 2005 08:25:01 -0500
On Thu, 28 Apr 2005 07:04:17 GMT, Lobster <davidlobsterpot601@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
>Chuck wrote:
>> On Wed, 27 Apr 2005 19:33:23 GMT, Lobster <davidlobsterpot601@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>I can see the kids PC on the network from my own PC, and can see the two
>>>folders which I have enabled for sharing. I have RW access over the
>>>network to "My Documents" in the admin account, and to the "Shared
>>>Documents" folder; however when I try to open "My Documents" in the
>>>limited account I get:
>>>
>>>"\\KIDS_PC\My Documents is not accessible. You might not have
>>>permission to use this network resource. Contact the administrator of
>>>this server to find out if you have permissions. Access is denied"
>>>
>>>Finally, I've tried changing the kid's limited account into a full
>>>administrator account. Guess what - makes no difference! I have checked
>>>all the Properties/Sharing tabs for both user accounts and they are
>>>identical AFAICS. Just that one can be accessed, the other can't!
>
>
>> Make sure that the Guest account is enabled, on each computer. Enable Guest,
>> with Start - Run - "cmd", then type "net user guest /active:yes" in the command
>> window. Ensure that the password for Guest is blank, with Start - Run -
>> "control userpasswords2"; select Guest, click Reset Password, click OK without
>> entering a new password.
>
>Thanks - have tried this to no avail (but all was set OK anyway)
>
>> Remember, with Simple File Sharing, you'll not be able to access "C:\Program
>> Files", "C:\Windows", or any of the profile related folders such as "My
>> Documents". All of those folders require individual user, or administrator
>> access, and Guest access gives you neither.
>
>But I'm trying to connect *from* a PC where I do have admin access, so
>surely that should work? Certainly I can connect fine to our 3rd PC in
>this way. And also, as I mentioned I temporarily set the "Kids" user
>account to "Administrator", but that makes no difference either!
>
>Thanks
>David
David,
With XP Home and Simple File Sharing, network access is authenticated (granted)
to the Guest account only. Regardless of the access you have on the client,
server access will be as Guest and no more. And Guest has to be active, and
have matching (or no) password on both client and server.
More about file sharing, in the definitive Microsoft document:
<http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=87c0a6db-aef8-4bef-925e-7ac9be791028&DisplayLang=en>
--
Cheers,
Chuck
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My email is AT DOT
actual address pchuck sonic net.
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