Permissions for folders shared accross the network

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I am running Windows XP pro on about 7 computers, and I want to set folder permissions on these computers accross the LAN. I would like to set individual folders for each user. When I try to select permissions on the Share tab after right clicking the folder, and selecting properties, I'm able to add the user, but only locally. I was wondering how I could make it so that the user could log in from any computer, and view the proper directories based on their permission. Any help is greatly appreciated
Thanks~Mat
p.s. if you could email me, it would be greatly appreciated
 
I am running Windows XP pro on about 7 computers, and I want to set folder permissions on these computers accross the LAN. I would like to set individual folders for each user. When I try to select permissions on the Share tab after right clicking the folder, and selecting properties, I'm able to add the user, but only locally. I was wondering how I could make it so that the user could log in from any computer, and view the proper directories based on their permission. Any help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks~Matt
p.s. if you could email me, it would be greatly appreciated
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Matt,

Asked here, answered here. For everybody's benefit.

You're seeing one of the disadvantages of workgroup authentication. If you want
to setup access to Computer A from Computer B, you have to add an account /
password identical on each computer. If you want to maintain multiple users on
multiple computers, you have to add an account / password, identical on each
computer, for each user. And god forbid a user ever wants to change his / her
password.

You need to consider setting up a domain. Which will, unfortunately, require a
Win2K Server OS - you can't do domain server with XP Pro.

Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.
 
Chuck said:
folder permissions on these computers accross the LAN. I would like to set
individual folders for each user. When I try to select permissions on the
Share tab after right clicking the folder, and selecting properties, I'm
able to add the user, but only locally. I was wondering how I could make it
so that the user could log in from any computer, and view the proper
directories based on their permission. Any help is greatly appreciated.
Matt,

Asked here, answered here. For everybody's benefit.

You're seeing one of the disadvantages of workgroup authentication. If you want
to setup access to Computer A from Computer B, you have to add an account /
password identical on each computer. If you want to maintain multiple users on
multiple computers, you have to add an account / password, identical on each
computer, for each user. And god forbid a user ever wants to change his / her
password.

You need to consider setting up a domain. Which will, unfortunately, require a
Win2K Server OS - you can't do domain server with XP Pro.

Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.
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Technically you don't have to have matching accounts, it's just a shortcut.

net use \\server\share /user:server\username password
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Technically you don't have to have matching accounts, it's just a shortcut.

net use \\server\share /user:server\username password
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Ken,

Good point. But if he's trying to setup multiple users on a workgroup, and
wants each of them to have permissioned access to each computer, does he really
want to setup (and maintain) a net use shortcut on each computer?

Matt,

Maybe some more information would be helpful here. How many different users do
you have sharing the 7 computers? Would each user require different permissions
to different folders? Shared between how many different computers?

Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.
 
There is 1 computer that we will want to access all of our information, much like a server. Right now there are 7 users. I understand that I will need to make an identical account for each user on each computer. There are 7 computers, and a user should be able to log in to any of the computers, and access the appropriate folders depending on how permissions are set on the "server" computer. and yes, each user would like to have different permissions for different folders.

Maybe some more information would be helpful here. How many different users do
you have sharing the 7 computers? Would each user require different permissions
to different folders? Shared between how many different computers?
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Matt,

Seven users, each wants different permissions to different folders on a server,
sharing 7 different computers. IMHO, you are seriously in need of a domain
controller.

I can see that Ken's idea of a shortcut might work, but each user's
authentication would be shared for each other to see - not too secret.

Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.
 
thanks for your reply. I think this all has answered my question. I just need to talk to the boss now and tell him what we need :) Thanks~Matt
 
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