Re: DFS share permissions problem

From: Jamie Schmidt (JamieSchmidt_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 05/19/05 

Date: Thu, 19 May 2005 07:31:13 -0700

"Roger Abell" wrote:

> 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-
>
>
thanks for the reply, but the problem is fixed now. I had setup the path
incorrectly on the root target. Instead of putting
\\FileServerName\ShareName for the root target, I put:
\\FileServerName\path\FolderName . Working 100% now.

-jamie-

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