Re: XP Pro limited users can not share files/folders ?

Have you verified that works? My understanding and experience shows that
will not work regardless of what the RK says and the explanation of that
user right does not indicate the ability to share folders for network
access. --- Steve

Create permanent shared objects
This policy setting determines whether users can create directory objects in
the object manager. Users who have this capability can create permanent
shared objects, including devices, semaphores, and mutexes. This user right
is useful to kernel-mode components that extend the object namespace, and
they have this user right inherently. Therefore, it is typically not
necessary to specifically assign this user right to any users.


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"Mike Fields" <spam_me_not_mr.gadget2@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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OK, I have snooped around, googled around and still managed
to miss the answer to this one. Multiple computers, running XP Pro, SP2
all in a workgroup on my LAN (behind router).
Admins can share folders by right click, "sharing" ... as expected.
The limited users don't have that option (nor can they get to the
"sharing" tab via properties for that folder/file). I thought
a limited user could share a file/folder they owned. Simple
file sharing is UN-checked, drives are NTFS. Limited user
can create a file or folder, and security shows they are the
owner, but they do not have access to the "sharing" option.
An admin can share any folders/files on the same machine
and they are visible to other machines with no problems.
This is NOT a case of the share is not visible, they simply
do not have the option of sharing the file/folder. What
incantation am I missing ??? Thanks !!

--
Mikey aka "mr.gadget"


If anyone else is interested, I guess I found the answer in the
XP Pro Resource Kit (2nd edition) where they say that

[begin quote (pg 265)]
In Windows SP Professional, members of the Administrators,
Power Users and Server Operators groups can share folders.
Other users who have been granted the Create Permanent
Shared Objects user right can also share folders. If a folder
resides on an NTFS volume, you must have at least Read
permission to share the folder.
[end quote]

There is also a comment on the next page that says
"Users who have been granted the Create Permanent
Shared Objects user right can also assign shared folder
permissions"

Hope this helps others who were looking for the same
information.

mikey


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