Need Help with Microsoft Management Console (MMC)

[Jethro]

I have two machines, one on my left and one on my right.
By design I have named the machines LEFT and RIGHT :<)
The machines are LAN'ed together via a router and are able to share
each others folders in their root directories just fine. So my
network must be set up okay.

I want to try using Remote Management, and am trying to set up MMC to
do so. On LEFT machine, I brought up MMC (via command line) and went
to 'Add/Remove Snap-in', clicked on 'Add', and added 'Local Users and
Groups'. It asked me to name the computer I wanted to manage and so I
wanted to choose machine RIGHT. So I chose 'Another computer' and
'browse'. I then clicked on 'Advance' and 'Find Now'. It found LEFT
and RIGHT in Workgroup MSHOME, and I selected RIGHT. MSHOME\RIGHT
then showed in the select computer window. I then clicked on OK
and Finish. I immediately got the error 'Unable to access the
computer RIGHT. Access is denied'.

What have I missed?

Thanks

Jethro

 

[WTC]

I have two machines, one on my left and one on my right.
By design I have named the machines LEFT and RIGHT :<)
The machines are LAN'ed together via a router and are able to share
each others folders in their root directories just fine. So my
network must be set up okay.

I want to try using Remote Management, and am trying to set up MMC to
do so. On LEFT machine, I brought up MMC (via command line) and went
to 'Add/Remove Snap-in', clicked on 'Add', and added 'Local Users and
Groups'. It asked me to name the computer I wanted to manage and so I
wanted to choose machine RIGHT. So I chose 'Another computer' and
'browse'. I then clicked on 'Advance' and 'Find Now'. It found LEFT
and RIGHT in Workgroup MSHOME, and I selected RIGHT. MSHOME\RIGHT
then showed in the select computer window. I then clicked on OK
and Finish. I immediately got the error 'Unable to access the
computer RIGHT. Access is denied'.

What have I missed?

Hi Jethro,

Ensure you have the same User Name and Password for both of your
machines. And make sure your User Account has Administrative privileges
on both machines.

Also I believe your User Account needs to have password to remotely
access the other machine via MMC consoles.

 

[Jethro]

Hi Jethro,

Ensure you have the same User Name and Password for both of your
machines. And make sure your User Account has Administrative privileges
on both machines.

They have same username (jethro1 - administrator), but no passwords.

Also I believe your User Account needs to have password to remotely
access the other machine via MMC consoles.

Maybe so - but I don't think I am even getting that far. It hasn't
asked me for username & password I guess because access is denied at
the outset.

Thanks anyway

Jethro