password protected file shares

[yawnmoth]

Say I have a computer whose network name is ComputerA. I'd like to
make it so that when I access shared files on this computer (eg. \
\ComputerA\ ), I'm prompted for a password. I've tried setting a
password for the only user account I have, however, that didn't work.
The Guest account is also off.

If possible, I'd also like to make it so that I don't have to log into
the machine when I'm, physically, at it's keyboard.

Any ideas?

 

[Malke]

Say I have a computer whose network name is ComputerA. I'd like to
make it so that when I access shared files on this computer (eg. \
\ComputerA\ ), I'm prompted for a password. I've tried setting a
password for the only user account I have, however, that didn't work.
The Guest account is also off.

If possible, I'd also like to make it so that I don't have to log into
the machine when I'm, physically, at it's keyboard.

A. For the first part of your post, this is done by creating users, user
groups, and setting share permissions and restrictions. See:

How to disable Simple Sharing and set permissions on a shared folder in
Windows XP (Pro only)
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=307874

HOW TO: Set, View, Change, or Remove File and Folder Permissions in
Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308418

By default in XP Home, you can only make files and folders under My
Documents "private". Otherwise, to see the security tab in WinXP Home,
restart in Safe mode and log on with an account that has administrator
privileges. To get into Safe Mode, repeatedly tap the F8 key as the
computer is starting up. This will get you to the menu where you can
choose Safe Mode.

Note that the file system must be NTFS, not FAT32.

B. For the second part of your post, it is possible to boot directly to
one user account (which will look like it is booting directly to the
Desktop). See:

Configure Windows to Automatically Login (MVP Ramesh) -
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/Autologon.htm

These links may also be of use to you:

HOW TO Create and Configure User Accounts in Windows XP -
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;279783

User Management and Security in Windows XP -
http://www.windowsnetworking.com/articles_tutorials/wxppusrm.html


Malke

 

[yawnmoth]

yawnmothwrote:


A. For the first part of your post, this is done by creating users, user
groups, and setting share permissions and restrictions. See:

How to disable Simple Sharing and set permissions on a shared folder in
Windows XP (Pro only)http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=307874

Well, I'm in quite a "pickle", now.

I was playing around with the permissions system and somehow managed
to make it so that I can't access a particular shared folder at all.
I'm not prompted for a password or anything - I'm just given an access
denied message.

I'd like to restore this drive's permissions to the same as another
shared folder of mine, but unfortunately, I am unsure of how to do
this. I mean, I'm sure I could simply copy all the files off of the
hard drive to another and reformat, however, in order to do that, I
would have to basically buy a new hard drive (I record TV shows with a
Hauppage WinTV PVR-250 - there's about 200gb worth of stuff).

Here's the exact message I get:

\\sharename\DriveName is not accessible. You might not have permission
to use this network resource. Contact the administrator of this server
to find out if you have access permissions.

Access is denied.

Here's the view I get when in the Security tab:

Administrators (sharename\\Administrators)
Username (sharename\Username)
CREATOR OWNER
SYSTEM
Users (sharename\Users)

All of these, save for CREATOR OWNER, have every permission set to
allow. I've tried to set all the permissions of CREATOR OWNER to
Allow, multiple times, but every time I do so, it seems to reset. I'd
try more times, but each time I try, it seems to take maybe 10-20
minutes.

Here's what the Security tab looks like for the shared folder I can
access (which is on a different drive):

Everyone

That's it - that's all it says. And all the permissions in that group
are set to allow.

My question is... how do I make the first folder look like the
second? I'd like to play around with setting these permissions, but
if the only way I'm going to be able to "undo" any mistakes I make is
by spending $100+ dollars, each time... well, I, frankly, have better
things to spend my money on.

 

[yawnmoth]

Never mind... I figured it out. Thanks for the links