Some Users Can Only Access Network Shares With the Everyone Permission

[keith.straw]

We recently rebuilt 3 Windows XP clients. The users on these clients
can only access network shares from one of our servers where the share
has the Everyone ACL entry.

Our network has 3 Windows 2000 servers, one of which is the Domain
Controller. The others are configured as simple file storage. The
clients are all Windows XP, accessing the servers via a gigabit LAN.
All servers and client operating systems are kept fully updated. We
use MacAfee anti-virus updated daily. None of the servers or clients
use a firewall.

Anyone got any ideas?

Keith

 

[Dave Patrick]

Not really. What happens when you try? Always check Event Viewer for error
details.

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| We recently rebuilt 3 Windows XP clients. The users on these clients
| can only access network shares from one of our servers where the share
| has the Everyone ACL entry.
|
| Our network has 3 Windows 2000 servers, one of which is the Domain
| Controller. The others are configured as simple file storage. The
| clients are all Windows XP, accessing the servers via a gigabit LAN.
| All servers and client operating systems are kept fully updated. We
| use MacAfee anti-virus updated daily. None of the servers or clients
| use a firewall.
|
| Anyone got any ideas?
|
| Keith
|

 

[keith.straw]

The user in question can browse all of the servers. He can see all of
the shared folders. However, when he tries to access the folders on
File Server 1 where the ACL does not include the Everyone security
group, he gets the error message:

"<\\FileServer1\Sharename> is not accessible. You might not have
permissions...etc.. Access is Denied"

This is as if he does not have the necessary access permission.
Unfortunately, he is a member of the same security groups as all the
other network users. Just to make it all the more fun There are no
error messages in any of the log files!

The only ray of hope that I can find is that this only happens when he
logs onto his XP PC in its local domain, ie the windows logon form has
his PC name in the Log On To: field. When it has the NetBIOS domain
name in the field, he has no access problems. Why do I not just make
him log onto the domain you may ask - Well, because none of the other
users have to and some of the windows software does not work properly
in domain mode, ie Microsoft Photo Editor.

I feel like I am knocking my head against a brick wall over this.

Keith