Add Remote User Account To Local Group in a Workgroup

[Guest]

I have a simple peer to peer congfiguration in a workgroup. I would like to
have it so that I can assign different permissions to different shares.
However, when i go to add a user to a local group, it will only let me select
user accounts from this computer (and not other computers in the workgroup).
I have tried the \\computername\user syntax, but of course it doesn't find
it. Is this just how it is? Is there a way to accomplish this without
having a domain?
Using Windows XP Pro SP2 on all computers.
Thanks
MATT

 

[Chuck]

I have a simple peer to peer congfiguration in a workgroup. I would like to
have it so that I can assign different permissions to different shares.
However, when i go to add a user to a local group, it will only let me select
user accounts from this computer (and not other computers in the workgroup).
I have tried the \\computername\user syntax, but of course it doesn't find
it. Is this just how it is? Is there a way to accomplish this without
having a domain?
Using Windows XP Pro SP2 on all computers.
Thanks
MATT

Matt,

Workgroup authentication only works for local accounts. You have to setup, and
activate, a local account (on the server) to match the remote account (on the
client), and give both accounts identical passwords, for the remote user to
access the share.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html#Help>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html#Help

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

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I have a simple peer to peer congfiguration in a workgroup. I would
like to have it so that I can assign different permissions to
different shares. However, when i go to add a user to a local group,
it will only let me select user accounts from this computer (and not
other computers in the workgroup). I have tried the
\\computername\user syntax, but of course it doesn't find it. Is
this just how it is? Is there a way to accomplish this without
having a domain?
Using Windows XP Pro SP2 on all computers.
Thanks
MATT

To do what you're asking, you would need a server OS and a domain...not a
workgroup.

For a workgroup, create identical users/passwords on the "server" computer
you're using, so they match what the other users log in as on their own PCs.