Re: Workgroup issue

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Were the machine ever removed from the domain?

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"Brett Evanson" <bte7@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Would this limit be to not even be able to see the computers in the
> workgroup? I can't even do that right now. I was under the impression that
> because there was no DC, anyone should be able to see the workgroup and
> the
> computers in it. Am I misunderstanding something?
>
> Brett
>
>
> On 9/30/05 6:33 PM, in article OSNsA$hxFHA.624@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Bill
> Grant" <not.available@online> wrote:
>
>> Unlike a domain, there is no centralised control in a workgroup. It
>> is a
>> peer to peer setup. To access files on a particular machine, you must
>> have
>> valid credentials on the machine itself.
>>
>> Brett Evanson wrote:
>>> Anybody-
>>> I work at a university who has a workgroup called math for the math
>>> department. As of now, both of the domain controllers have been
>>> removed. (months ago) But when we go try and see the computers and
>>> shares on the math workgroup(since changed from the domain to a
>>> workgroup) it says access denied. It is acting like it is searching
>>> for the server or something. Any ideas on how I can get access to the
>>> shares on that workgroup?
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance
>>>
>>> Brett Evanson
>>
>>
>


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