Hi,
When I attempt connecting to a WinXP (SP1) box with \\computername\c$,
the username field always has computername\guest and it is greyed out.
How do I authenticate as the user I want?
Thanks,
Gary
Gary,
Is the server (the WinXP computer) running XP Pro? If it's running XP Home,
you're stuck with Simple File Sharing and Guest authentication, so the C$ share
will be useless. You'll have to create separate shares for the subdirectories.
With XP Pro, you'll need non-Guest authentication.
On any XP Pro computer, check to see if Simple File Sharing (Control Panel -
Folder Options - View - Advanced settings) is enabled or disabled. With XP Pro,
you need to have SFS disabled.
On XP Pro with SFS disabled, check the Local Security Policies (Control Panel -
Administrative Tools). Under Local Policies - Security Options, look at
"Network access: Sharing and security model", and ensure it's set to "Classic -
local users authenticate as themselves".
On XP Pro with SFS disabled, if you set the above Local Security Policy to
"Classic", setup and use a common non-Guest account on all computers. Whichever
account is used, give it an identical, non-blank password on all computers.
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Cheers,
Chuck
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