XP & Rights on an NT4 Server

[Guest]

We have a temp who must have access to files and folders on a home drive (h
on an NT4 Server belonging to the person she is standing in for - in other
words the temp didn't create them. Even though the temp has been given full
rights at folder level and share level documents would only open as read
only. The only way we have found to get around the situation is to make the
temp a domain admin!!!!!

It seems to be some sort of rights issue between NT4 domain and XP
workstations. Everything in the share shows as read only under XP. If you
have any suggestions I will gladly take them on board and test them so we can
get a proper resolution to this issue.

Many thanks.

 

[Ron Lowe]

We have a temp who must have access to files and folders on a home drive
(h
on an NT4 Server belonging to the person she is standing in for - in other
words the temp didn't create them. Even though the temp has been given
full
rights at folder level and share level documents would only open as read
only. The only way we have found to get around the situation is to make
the
temp a domain admin!!!!!

It seems to be some sort of rights issue between NT4 domain and XP
workstations. Everything in the share shows as read only under XP. If you
have any suggestions I will gladly take them on board and test them so we
can
get a proper resolution to this issue.

Many thanks.

You need to go to the server, and go to the folder which is being mapped as
the temp's H drive.

Check both the share permissions and the NTFS permissions ( security tab )
and add her as necessary with 'change' permissions.

 

[brush-head]

Thanks Ron, I'll give this a try next week.
Brush-Head

"The meek shall inherit the earth, but not the mineral rights"

John Paul Getty 1892 - 1976

 

[Guest]

Sorry Ron we'd already tried that I'm afraid and it doesn't work. If you have
any other ideas about where we might look we'd be really grateful.
If we get an answer we'll post back to the group.

 

[Ron Lowe]

Sorry Ron we'd already tried that I'm afraid and it doesn't work. If you
have
any other ideas about where we might look we'd be really grateful.
If we get an answer we'll post back to the group.

There is nowhere else, I'm afraid.

The access permissions are determined on the server.
You need to look at the permissions more closely.

First, you need to be sure of who she is logging in as.
She's got an account on the domain, and logging in to that, right?
Are there any errors during the logon?

Looking at the user and groups that have access,
can you see where the temp fits in to the existing permissions?

Do you know what groups she is a member of?

You need to be able to answer the question:
Why exacly *should* she have permission?
Exactly which entry in the list of permissions *should* be granting her the
access, but is not?

This needs checked on both the share and NTFS permissions.

The concept of making a temp a Domain Admin is fairly ludicrous!
This just goes to demonstrate that it *is* a permissions issue on the
server, as far as I can see.

 

[Guest]

Thanks Ron, we'll have to investigate more thoroughly & yes I agree on the
domain admin bit.