Re: Windows security Question

From: Bruce Chambers (bchambers_at_nospam.cableone.net)
Date: 06/14/03 

Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2003 10:43:48 -0600

Greetings --

    If you don't have a domain server (and how many home users do?) to
handle user authentication, then you do need to create user accounts
with non-blank passwords on each PC that has resource you wish to
share, and assign the desired permissions to each individual user
account. You can adapt the following information for use on WinXP:

Configuring Windows 2000 Professional to Work in a Peer-to-Peer
Network
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;q258717

Bruce Chambers

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"P Dumont" <dumont@chek.com> wrote in message
news:O0W93woMDHA.1552@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> ok but, doesn't it require you to set up a domain server so that
your system
> can recognize other users ?
>
> i wasn't able to have users from other computers from my LAN being
> recognized although we were in the same workgroup
>
> does it require that I create an account on my own computer for each
> external users, in order to set up their privileges and permissions
?
> and how to have them not manually authenticate through
login/password each
> time they try to access my shared folders ?
>
>
>
> "Bruce Chambers" <bchambers@nospam.cableone.net> a écrit dans le
message de
> news:vemb026rk6de25@corp.supernews.com...
> > Greetings --
> >
> >     WinXP's file security paradigm doesn't rely on, or allow, the
> > cumbersome method of password protection for individual files or
> > folders.  Instead, it uses the superior method of explicitly
assigning
> > file/folder permissions to individual users and/or groups.
> >
> > HOW TO Set, View, Change, or Remove File and Folder Permissions
> > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;q308418
> >
> >     Alternatively, you can compress the folder, and set a password
to
> > uncompress its contents.
> >
> >
> > Bruce Chambers
> >
> > Help us help you:
> > http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
> > http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
> > ----
> > You can have peace.  Or you can have freedom.  Don't ever count on
> > having both at once. -- RAH
> >
> >
> > "Paul Ponting" <usenet@nospam.thepontingfamily.co.uk> wrote in
message
> > news:bcf5k9$8n4$1@titan.btinternet.com...
> > > Hi
> > >
> > > I have a home network with 5 different computers on it.
> > > 4 of the computers are mine and the 5th is my neighbours.
> > >
> > > What I want to do it share all my drives (on computers 1 to 4)
so
> > any of my
> > > own computers (1 to 4) can access the shares but not allow the
5th
> > computer
> > > any access.
> > >
> > > On the XP computers, they do not seem to offer password
protection
> > on the
> > > shares, either they are shared or they are not.  Win98 asks for
a
> > password
> > > for each share created.
> > >
> > > Computers are:
> > >
> > > 1    Windows XP Professional
> > > 2    Windows XP Home
> > > 3    Windows 2000 Professional
> > > 4    Windows 98
> > >
> > > 5    Windows XP Home.
> > >
> > > Any info appreciated, please post to the group or email me
direct.
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

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