folder permissions in workgroup

[Chris]

I'm trying to figure out how to set folder permissions on
a peer to peer workgroup.....I've tried a bunch of
different things as well as searched windows help and
these newsgroups, but I can't seem to find anybody
information....can somebody who knows how to do this
please help....I know all about doing this in a domain,
but can't find info about doing it in a
workgroup....thanks in advance for any help....
Chris

 

[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

I'm trying to figure out how to set folder permissions on
a peer to peer workgroup.....I've tried a bunch of
different things as well as searched windows help and
these newsgroups, but I can't seem to find anybody
information....can somebody who knows how to do this
please help....I know all about doing this in a domain,
but can't find info about doing it in a
workgroup....thanks in advance for any help....
Chris

In Windows XP Professional, you can disable "simple file sharing" and
define access control lists that specify user names and their allowed
mode of access. Ron Lowe and I have written a web page with details:

Windows XP Professional File Sharing
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp_filesharing/index.htm

Here are some ways to control access to your shared files in Windows
XP Home Edition:

1. Create a hidden share and only tell selected people about it. I've
written a web page with details:

Windows XP Simple File Sharing
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp/filesharing.htm

2. Assign a password to the "Guest" account. When other people try
to access your computer, they'll be prompted to enter the password:

a. Click Start | Run.
b. Type "control userpasswords2" in the box and click OK.
c. Under "Users for this computer", click Guest.
d. Click Reset Password, enter a password, and click OK.

3. Create a compressed folder and define a password for it. Everyone
who accesses the folder, from the local computer or from the network,
must specify the password to access the files in the compressed
folder. This Microsoft Knowledge Base article has details:

HOW TO: Use Compressed (Zipped) Folders in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;306531

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Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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[Chris]

-----Original Message-----

In Windows XP Professional, you can disable "simple file sharing" and
define access control lists that specify user names and their allowed
mode of access. Ron Lowe and I have written a web page with details:

Windows XP Professional File Sharing
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp_filesharing /index.htm

Here are some ways to control access to your shared files in Windows
XP Home Edition:

1. Create a hidden share and only tell selected people about it. I've
written a web page with details:

Windows XP Simple File Sharing
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp/filesharing.
htm

2. Assign a password to the "Guest" account. When other people try
to access your computer, they'll be prompted to enter the password:

a. Click Start | Run.
b. Type "control userpasswords2" in the box and click OK.
c. Under "Users for this computer", click Guest.
d. Click Reset Password, enter a password, and click OK.

3. Create a compressed folder and define a password for it. Everyone
who accesses the folder, from the local computer or from the network,
must specify the password to access the files in the compressed
folder. This Microsoft Knowledge Base article has details:

HOW TO: Use Compressed (Zipped) Folders in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en- us;306531

--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.

Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
.

Thank you for the reply Steve, but i think I didn't
provide certain info in my request....I already know
everything that you wrote in that article

what I want to do is allow "computer's" with their proper
users logged on to be able to access certain folders on
other machines by being prompted for a user/pass for that
folder, but without having to set up multiple user
accounts on each machine

I know there is a way to do this, cuz I've seen it before

example, my machine is named Chris and so is my username,
and I want to access a folder on a machine named Rick, I
want to be prompted for a user/pass when I or any other
user on my machine try to access that folder on Rick's
machine

So basically what I wanna do is control access by computer
name, not by username....like I said I know this can be
done cuz I saw it work once....in a workgroup environment,
not in a domain....