Log in problem in a workgroup

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On the server i have user Rob. When i use another pc and i log in as user Rob
it shows a log in box where i can fill in a user and password. When i log in
as another user it doesnt show this box at all and i get a message that i
dont have enough rights, In both cases i can see in MSHOME the different
computers.
It looks like its not a problem on share level but on higher (system?) level.

How can i change this?
 
i do not know if i understand your problem right.
if you talk about workgroup you must create users on local hosts independly.
in domain you can create global users via Domain Controler.

create user Rob (and others) localy on that host you try to log on.
 
Thanks for your answer.
I am using a workgroep, not a domain. I know that i need to create this user
on all computers. Let me try to explain in another way:

User Rob, Rob1, Rob2 exist on all computers.
When i try to log in as Rob3 (doenst exist on the server) then i dont get a
popup screen where i can fill in a user and password.
When i use of those existing users it display that screen.

I hope you understand what i mean ..
 
On the server i have user Rob. When i use another pc and i log in as user Rob
it shows a log in box where i can fill in a user and password. When i log in
as another user it doesnt show this box at all and i get a message that i
dont have enough rights, In both cases i can see in MSHOME the different
computers.
It looks like its not a problem on share level but on higher (system?) level.

How can i change this?
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To access a server, using workgroup authentication, you have to use a user name
that's defined on the server. If the name that you're logged in with locally
doesn't exist on the server, you'll be asked to supply a name that does exist
there. If the name that you're logged in with locally does exist on the server,
it won't ask you to supply a name. In either case, the name on the server has
to be defined for network access.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html#Activate>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html#Activate
 
Hi Chuck, also thanks ;)

What i found out when i open the local security it gives a message with: The
group policy security settings that apply to this machine could not be
determined.
It refers to a file secedit.sdb

Is this maybe the problem? what can i do to reset this?
 
Hi Chuck, also thanks ;)

What i found out when i open the local security it gives a message with: The
group policy security settings that apply to this machine could not be
determined.
It refers to a file secedit.sdb

Is this maybe the problem? what can i do to reset this?
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Interesting. Group Policy is usually a domain membership residual. Computers
in workgroups generally only have Local Policy. Was this computer ever on a
domain?
 
No, never. Do you have any idea if this message has a relation with my
problem?
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Group policy is settings that are made on a domain basis (on the domain
controller, which is a server to the servers as well as to the clients). Local
policy is settings that are made on a local basis (in workgroups where you have
no domain controller, as well as in domains, if desired).

One of the local policy settings (and there are hundreds) is a list that
enumerates the groups, or users, that can "Access this computer from the
network". This allows you to define some users that can access a computer
locally, but not through the network.

The bottom line is, if you want to access the computer through the network, you
have to use a user name that is explicitly defined for that purpose.

If you can't use the Local Policy Editor, try another tool, which is how you
would fix this problem if you were using XP Home (which has no policy editor).
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/advanced-file-sharing-tweaks-in.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/advanced-file-sharing-tweaks-in.html
 
I am using XP professional. I found on that link a webpage called Dynawell. I
think this is the tool you advice me to enter local policy settings?

Sorry Chuck, as you can see i am not really an expert on security ;)

Thanks again!
 
Solved!

What i did is this:
I copied the secedit file from another pc tp the server. This way i could
open the local policy settings. I changed some of them and now it works!

Thx for the advices.
 
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