Re: EFS and Certifate Server

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The users need access to the private keys associated with the certificate,
not just the certificate. EFS isn't really designed to be highly workable
in a multi-user environment, or rather when the files are shared.

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Mark Gamache
Certified Security Solutions
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"Big E" <Big E@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>I setup a certificate server on one of mine domain controllers. I create a
> shared folder for the encrypted folder to be located. I encrypted it by
> one
> use on the network the second user and third user can see the files but
> can't
> open it. I added in Users and Computers the certificate to there accounts.
> I
> am puzzled with this because i followed everything according to Microsoft
> notes on EFS. If someone can help I would be very grateful.
>
> Thanks
>
> Big E


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