XP Professional Access Control and IIS

[Jeremy Grandstaff]

Hi,

I need some assistance with XP Professinal. I am a computer tech and I am
tryng to set up folder permissions and IIS. I am experiencing the following
problems:

When trying to set folder permissions for a shared folder on my network, I
am only allowed to tell Windows that I don't want, or do want, others to be
able to modified my files. I can't access the ACL for the folders so that I
can grant groups that I have set up access to folders and so forth. From
what I am reading, this is because I am on a workgroup, and do not have a
domain controller. Is this true? And if so, how can I get around it? I
want to authorize certain group, which I have previous set up, to be able to
see the folders and write to them.

Next, when using IIS for ftp and www server, I cannot figure out how to set
up the folders so that they grant access to the folders based on my Windows
ACL. I imagine the two problems are related.

Can someone that knows this stuff please help me. I can be reached via
phone at 614-519-3026 or via email at (e-mail address removed). Thanks in
advance.

Jeremy Grandstaff

 

[Jeffrey Randow (MVP)]

In IIS, enable write access. Then go to Windows Explorer and apply
the appropriate security permissions for your various groups (granting
either write or read priveleges). IMPORTANT - when you do this, make
sure you assign the IUSR_computername only Read priveleges (if you
want anonymous access) or no priveleges if you want to disable access.
Beware of the Everyone group...

Jeffrey Randow (Windows Networking & Smart Display MVP)
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