avoid being login prompts from a workgrouped machine

[Guest]

Hi does anyone know how to switch off authentication for a windows server 2003 machine (this machine is not running AD, its just acting as a normal pc but happens to have windows 2003 installed on it).

I have four machines workgrouped when i try to access a file on the windows 2003 machine from any of the three others I always get prompted for a login username and password before I can get to the file, does anyone know how to switch this off ?

 

[Guest]

| Hi does anyone know how to switch off authentication for a windows server 2003
machine (this machine is not running AD, its just acting as a normal pc but happens to
have windows 2003 installed on it).
|
| I have four machines workgrouped when i try to access a file on the windows 2003
machine from any of the three others I always get prompted for a login username and
password before I can get to the file, does anyone know how to switch this off ?

Hi Chris,

Since you are ruunning server, why not set up a domain?

I don't think it can be switched off. The solution that comes to mind:

set up a separate account for each user on each machine.

This is why workgroups are hard to manage.


Jeff

 

[Marina Roos]

Make sure all useraccounts exist on the W2K3.

Marina

Hi does anyone know how to switch off authentication for a windows server

2003 machine (this machine is not running AD, its just acting as a normal pc
but happens to have windows 2003 installed on it).

I have four machines workgrouped when i try to access a file on the

windows 2003 machine from any of the three others I always get prompted for
a login username and password before I can get to the file, does anyone know
how to switch this off ?

 

[Robert Hindla]

Add the everyone group to the folder's ACL.