Re: Allow RWW Users to access server

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From: Tony Su (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 03/20/04 

Date: Sat, 20 Mar 2004 06:56:21 -0800

Quickbooks is not a Server application although it can be
deployed as a workgroup application with common shared
datafiles.

So,
- Each User needs to RWW into their own individual
workstation. Only one person can access a worstation using
RWW at a time.

- Deploy the Quickbooks datafiles on a network share.

- Create a mapped drive on each workstation pointing to
the Quickbooks share.

- Point the locally running Quickbooks application on each
workstation to its local mapped drive.

Supports up to 5 simultaneous users... and they logon with
their normal User permissions.

As noted, what you do in each situation <requires> that
the application first be identified and know how it works.
A different solution would be required for different
application architectures.

Tony Su

>-----Original Message-----
>Actually the application is QuickBooks, and onsite they
>run it on their desktops. The problem is that we just
>upgraded to SBS2003 so we lost terminal services without
>a second server. Normally only two people will be
>accessing the app from remote, so it really is not cost
>effective to add a second server.
>
>Also, when they are not in the office, others are using
>their workstations, so I can't let them connect to them
>from remote.
>
>I definitely do not want to add them to the
>Administrators, or Domain Administrators group.
>
>Any suggestions??
>
>Thanks,
>
>
>Rick
>>-----Original Message-----
>>The only way I know of is to make them Administrators of
>the Domain. And I
>>would suggest that this would be very risky indeed!!
>When they work on this
>>application on site how do they access it?
>>
>>--
>>John Harris (Harry)
>>Computer Troubleshooters - Hornby
>>Christchurch
>>New Zealand
>>
>>
>>
>>"Rick" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>message
>>news:10b3d01c40e20$28e316d0$a101280a@phx.gbl...
>>> I have an application on my SBS 2003 server that I need
>>> to allow about four people to access. I know I have
>>> access to the desktops and servers when I log in as
>>> administrator, but the other users do not have access
>to
>>> the server. What/where do I need to change to give
>them
>>> access.
>>>
>>> Thank you,
>>>
>>> Rick
>>
>>
>>.
>>
>.
>

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