Adding users to groups

[Sigmundur Jonsson]

Hey why isn't it possible to add users from OTHER computers on the
network? Anyone know how to do that? I don't want to create a new user
for that. E.x. I once tried to create a telnet group but I couldn't add
users from e.x. my sister's comp.

 

[Shenan Stanley]

Hey why isn't it possible to add users from OTHER computers on the
network? Anyone know how to do that? I don't want to create a new
user for that. E.x. I once tried to create a telnet group but I
couldn't add users from e.x. my sister's comp.

It is *not possible* because there is nothing relating the two computers
together.
Being in a "workgroup" means nothing - it is just an easy way to browse.

If you have a domain, then your domain users/groups can be members of the
local groups and that makes things simpler - but most home systems will not
have servers, much less domains.

If you want to do what you seem to - you will have to either have the same
user/password combinations on all computers or start passing credentials of
known users (on the remote machine) across your network when needing to
access network resources.