Re: DFS share permissions problem

From: Roger Abell (mvpNOSpam_at_asu.edu)
Date: 05/19/05 

Date: Wed, 18 May 2005 23:40:43 -0700

On the machine where the DFS root is defined, verify that the
premissions on the skeletal structure of the DFS construct also
allows Domain Users and for your purposes Domain Computers. 

-- 
Roger Abell
Microsoft MVP (Windows  Security)
MCSE (W2k3,W2k,Nt4)  MCDBA
"Jamie Schmidt" <JamieSchmidt@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:236AD0F9-7AD1-402C-BC65-D0671A9E0F1C@microsoft.com...
> I have created a shared folder called 'Deploy' on a windows server 2003
file
> server in which I am putting files that will be accessed only in enforcing
> group policy(example: active desktop wallpaper).  This is a windows 2000
> domain, and the DFS root is active directory.  For the folder, I had given
> read-only permission to everyone; authenticated users; domain users;
domain
> computers on the share and on the security tabs (full control given to
> administrators).
>
> When I try to access the shared folder with a regular domain user with the
> DFS UNC, like this: \\win2kDomainName\DFSRootName\Deploy, I get the
following
> error: " ... is not accessible.  You might not have permission to use this
> network resource.  Contact the administrator of the server to find out if
you
> have access permissions.  Access is denied."  This works if accessed as an
> Administrator.
>
> However, if I just use a straight UNC path to the share on the server, I
can
> access it no problem as a regular user.  This also works as an
Administrator.
>
> Anybody have any idea what I am doing wrong here?
>
> -jamie-

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