Re: Advanced File Sharing and User Account Setup
From: Colin Nash [MVP] (cnash-REMOVETHIS-_at_mvps.org)
Date: 02/15/04
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Date: Sun, 15 Feb 2004 17:59:37 -0500
Well that depends on how much manual work you want to do :)
"Mark" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Thanks Colin. I take it that means that Advanced File
> Sharing is really ONLY of benefit within a single multi-
> user machine and not for flexible user-based permissions
> of networked users (even in a small home-office
> environment).
>
> Simple File Sharing looks like the only option for home-
> office networking and file sharing.
>
> Bummer! :-(
>
> Cheers
>
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >That's the thing. They *don't* keep the passwords in
> synch. You will need
> >to manually do that (probably by preventing the users
> from changing it.)
> >
> >If you want centralized account administration, you need
> to implement a
> >domain using Active Directory with a Server version of
> Windows. $$$$$$$
> >
> >Now you can see why a "workgroup" design like yours does
> not scale well for
> >larger networks.
> >
> >
> >
> >--
> >Colin Nash
> >Microsoft MVP
> >Windows Printing/Imaging/Hardware
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >"Mark" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message
> >news:106c601c3f3b2$15b27110$a001280a@phx.gbl...
> >> I am using Advanced File Sharing across 2 XP Pro and 2
> >> W98SE machines with shared folders stored on XP1. If I
> >> want users to have access as follows:
> >>
> >> XP1/User1 Full Access
> >> XP1/User2 Full Access
> >> XP2/User2 Full Access
> >> XP2/User3 Full Access
> >> W98SE1/User4 Partial Access
> >> W98SE2/User3 Full Access
> >>
> >> Given User 2 and User 3 can logon from either XP2 or
> >> W98SE2 (as above), how do I set up User Accounts to
> >> enable the above permission?
> >>
> >> Do I need to register all user on the XP1 since it have
> >> all the shared folders? How do I link in the various
> >> locations since it seem a user is identified by
> >> location/username? If they have to be created on each
> >> machine, how do they keep the passwords in synch? And
> how
> >> do I keep the welcome screen simple (ie no redundant
> >> users listed unecessarily)?
> >>
> >> Appreciate some help here - doco is really light on.
> >>
> >> Thanks
> >> Mark
> >>
> >
> >
> >.
> >
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