Hi,

I want to create a directory and share this directory so someone else
can put files there.

Is there a way to create a user name and a password, without creating
an "account" for this person?

On UNIX, I can have an FTP server and I can create a user name and
password that will let someone FTP in, but if I set their shell to
/bin/false they can't log in or otherwise use the account. How do you
so the same thing on WinXP?

Thanks,
John

Hi, John -

Best way I can think of is to create a user account,
place that account in a local group in the machine and
then set a group policy that denies that group the right
to log on to the console.

Here's how -

1. Create the user account.

2. Create a local group - we'll call this
one 'no_console'

3. Open the Group Policy Editor (gpedit.msc) and browse
to Local Computer Policy --> Conputer Configuration -->
Windows Settings --> Security Settings --> Local
Policies --> User Rights

then add the 'no_console' user group to the policy
called "Deny logon locally".

Although you could just add the user's account to that
policy it might be a whole lot easier to manage group
policies - so I'd suggest denying access to the group and
then moving users in and out of the group as required.

Hope this helps -

>-----Original Message-----
>Hi,
>
>I want to create a directory and share this directory so
someone else
>can put files there.
>
>Is there a way to create a user name and a password,
without creating
>an "account" for this person?
>
>On UNIX, I can have an FTP server and I can create a
user name and
>password that will let someone FTP in, but if I set
their shell to
>/bin/false they can't log in or otherwise use the
account. How do you
>so the same thing on WinXP?
>
>Thanks,
>John
>.
>

Thanks!
John

"allan grossman [mvp]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:<8d5501c3ea62$3b8f7da0$(E-Mail Removed)>...
> Hi, John -
>
> Best way I can think of is to create a user account,
> place that account in a local group in the machine and
> then set a group policy that denies that group the right
> to log on to the console.
>
> Here's how -
>
> 1. Create the user account.
>
> 2. Create a local group - we'll call this
> one 'no_console'
>
> 3. Open the Group Policy Editor (gpedit.msc) and browse
> to Local Computer Policy --> Conputer Configuration -->
> Windows Settings --> Security Settings --> Local
> Policies --> User Rights
>
> then add the 'no_console' user group to the policy
> called "Deny logon locally".
>
> Although you could just add the user's account to that
> policy it might be a whole lot easier to manage group
> policies - so I'd suggest denying access to the group and
> then moving users in and out of the group as required.
>
> Hope this helps -
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Hi,
> >
> >I want to create a directory and share this directory so
> someone else
> >can put files there.
> >
> >Is there a way to create a user name and a password,
> without creating
> >an "account" for this person?
> >
> >On UNIX, I can have an FTP server and I can create a
> user name and
> >password that will let someone FTP in, but if I set
> their shell to
> >/bin/false they can't log in or otherwise use the
> account. How do you
> >so the same thing on WinXP?
> >
> >Thanks,
> >John
> >.
> >