XP HOME file sharing - the "EVERYONE" user

[David Rothman]

i have XP Home installed on 5 machines around my home. They all have the
same 4 Logon ID's installed on them (assume Dad, Mom, Son, Daughter)

i have no problems sharing directories/files globally between everyone and
every machine.

i've installed Doug Knox's Security addin. it seems the default User for
filesharing is "Everyone".

what i have (forever) been trying to do is setup a directory on my main
machine (\\OFFICE) whereby only DAD can access it from any other machine
(when logged in as DAD on the other machine (say, \\KITCHEN)).

anytime i try to specify DAD in the Security Addin, it defaults to
\\OFFICE\DAD and thus when i am logged on to \\KITCHEN, i can't access that
remote directory.

in a nutshell i want to give DAD access to the folder \\OFFICE\WORK
regardless of what machine I logs onto, but restrict anyone else on the lan
from accessing that folder.

can this be done? thanks in advance.

 

[george]

Hi David,

You might want to check these pages:

http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp/filesharing.htm
and
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp_filesharing/index.htm

They should give you the information you need.

hth

george

 

[David Rothman]

unfortunately, it doesn't because it doesn't address the combination of the
Security addin and XP-Home.

i guess i'm looking for someone to confirm it cannot be done w/Home, or to
provide their solution. thanks anyway.