I'm using the Win 2000 server as our company intranet web server. Is there
any way I can make this available without the user first having to log into
the Win 2000 server first ?

Basically, how can I make the share accessible without username and password
?

On Tue, 13 Apr 2004 13:01:57 +0000 (UTC), "Paul W"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>I'm using the Win 2000 server as our company intranet web server. Is there
>any way I can make this available without the user first having to log into
>the Win 2000 server first ?
>
>Basically, how can I make the share accessible without username and password
>?
>
You could try enabling the Guest account with blank password.


Jerold Schulman
Windows: General MVP
JSI, Inc.
http://www.jsiinc.com

I wouldn't enable the guest account ever. That's a huge security risk. Are
you meaning NTFS / Share permissions or a website share through IIS?

--
Doug Allen, Windows 2000 MCSE
Microsoft Enterprise Support

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.



"Jerold Schulman" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> On Tue, 13 Apr 2004 13:01:57 +0000 (UTC), "Paul W"
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> >I'm using the Win 2000 server as our company intranet web server. Is
there
> >any way I can make this available without the user first having to log
into
> >the Win 2000 server first ?
> >
> >Basically, how can I make the share accessible without username and
password
> >?
> >
> You could try enabling the Guest account with blank password.
>
>
> Jerold Schulman
> Windows: General MVP
> JSI, Inc.
> http://www.jsiinc.com

On Tue, 13 Apr 2004 13:01:57 +0000 (UTC), "Paul W"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>I'm using the Win 2000 server as our company intranet web server. Is there
>any way I can make this available without the user first having to log into
>the Win 2000 server first ?
>
>Basically, how can I make the share accessible without username and password
>?

The share or the intranet web site?

Jeff

I just want users to be able to access the intranet site without having to
log in first...

Paul.

"Doug Allen [MSFT]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> I wouldn't enable the guest account ever. That's a huge security risk.
Are
> you meaning NTFS / Share permissions or a website share through IIS?
>
> --
> Doug Allen, Windows 2000 MCSE
> Microsoft Enterprise Support
>
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
rights.
>
>
>
> "Jerold Schulman" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > On Tue, 13 Apr 2004 13:01:57 +0000 (UTC), "Paul W"
> > <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> >
> > >I'm using the Win 2000 server as our company intranet web server. Is
> there
> > >any way I can make this available without the user first having to log
> into
> > >the Win 2000 server first ?
> > >
> > >Basically, how can I make the share accessible without username and
> password
> > >?
> > >
> > You could try enabling the Guest account with blank password.
> >
> >
> > Jerold Schulman
> > Windows: General MVP
> > JSI, Inc.
> > http://www.jsiinc.com
>
>

Set the site authentication as anonymous as described in the KB link below. If users
try to access shares with ntfs permissions that the account used for anonymous access
does not have, they will be prompted for credentials. --- Steve

http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;310344

"Paul W" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:c5h24h$2te$(E-Mail Removed)...
> I just want users to be able to access the intranet site without having to
> log in first...
>
> Paul.
>
> "Doug Allen [MSFT]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > I wouldn't enable the guest account ever. That's a huge security risk.
> Are
> > you meaning NTFS / Share permissions or a website share through IIS?
> >
> > --
> > Doug Allen, Windows 2000 MCSE
> > Microsoft Enterprise Support
> >
> > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> rights.
> >
> >
> >
> > "Jerold Schulman" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > On Tue, 13 Apr 2004 13:01:57 +0000 (UTC), "Paul W"
> > > <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> > >
> > > >I'm using the Win 2000 server as our company intranet web server. Is
> > there
> > > >any way I can make this available without the user first having to log
> > into
> > > >the Win 2000 server first ?
> > > >
> > > >Basically, how can I make the share accessible without username and
> > password
> > > >?
> > > >
> > > You could try enabling the Guest account with blank password.
> > >
> > >
> > > Jerold Schulman
> > > Windows: General MVP
> > > JSI, Inc.
> > > http://www.jsiinc.com
> >
> >
>
>

On Tue, 13 Apr 2004 15:48:33 +0000 (UTC), "Paul W"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>I just want users to be able to access the intranet site without having to
>log in first...

Possibly an issue with IE. Add the intranet domain to the Intranet
Zone in IE's security and see if that works.

Jeff

>"Doug Allen [MSFT]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> I wouldn't enable the guest account ever. That's a huge security risk.
>Are
>> you meaning NTFS / Share permissions or a website share through IIS?
>>
>> --
>> Doug Allen, Windows 2000 MCSE
>> Microsoft Enterprise Support
>>
>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>rights.
>>
>>
>>
>> "Jerold Schulman" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > On Tue, 13 Apr 2004 13:01:57 +0000 (UTC), "Paul W"
>> > <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>> >
>> > >I'm using the Win 2000 server as our company intranet web server. Is
>> there
>> > >any way I can make this available without the user first having to log
>> into
>> > >the Win 2000 server first ?
>> > >
>> > >Basically, how can I make the share accessible without username and
>> password
>> > >?
>> > >
>> > You could try enabling the Guest account with blank password.
>> >
>> >
>> > Jerold Schulman
>> > Windows: General MVP
>> > JSI, Inc.
>> > http://www.jsiinc.com
>>
>>
>