Re: Users can't log in to sharted directory by Juttle
Juttle
Fri Nov 16 01:56:00 PST 2007
Hi, Again,
OK, I'll get the file back to you ASAP.
The school is on some kind of break at the moment, so I can't get to the
server. As soon as I can I'll get back to you.
Cheers,
"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:
> Let's have some hard evidence for this.
>
> 1. Log on as administrator on the server, open a Command
> Prompt and type this command:
> cacls c:\Students\SomeUser > c:\server.txt
> net share "Students" >> c:\server.txt
> Replace "Students" with the correct share name of the
> student's share.
>
> 2. Log on as SomeUser on a workstation, open a Command
> Prompt and type this command:
> net user "%UserName%" /domain > c:\server.txt
> cacls "X:\%UserName%" >> c:\server.txt
> dir "X:\%UserName%" 1>>c:\server.txt 2>>&1
> (Replace X: with the correct drive letter for the user share)
>
> Now include the contents of both files in your reply.
>
>
> "Juttle" <Juttle@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:80B5B57A-03AB-4598-A05A-20E438B65182@microsoft.com...
> > Yes, that's how it it!
> >
> > If you look at the security on c:\Students, which is the shared drive, the
> > permissions are full access for everyone.
> >
> > If you look at c:\Students\user, the security is set at full access for
> > \user and Administrator.
> >
> > "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:
> >
> >> There are two sets of permissions:
> >> a) Those you have already set for ***folders***.
> >> b) Those that are set for ***shares***.
> >>
> >> You should set the ***share*** permissions to "Full
> >> access for everyone", and the ***folder*** permissions
> >> so that only the appropriate user can access them.
> >>
> >>
> >> "Juttle" <Juttle@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:BDCA246F-2FD7-478A-9A96-3FB5E5A13FAE@microsoft.com...
> >> > Hi,
> >> >
> >> > Thanks for the reply.
> >> >
> >> > The individual users directorys are full use for user/administrator.
> >> > There
> >> > is a security issue as well, as the network is at a school for
> >> > disruptive
> >> > kids, therefore each user can only have access to his or her directory,
> >> > none
> >> > of the others.
> >> >
> >> > If I give 'Everybody' full access, won't that remove the security of
> >> > the
> >> > users directories?
> >> >
> >> > "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >> "Juttle" <Juttle@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> >> news:73FD8F6B-4A24-4747-90E7-3EA2125A3485@microsoft.com...
> >> >> > Hi, All,
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Apologies if this is going over old ground, but this server admin
> >> >> > stuff
> >> >> > is
> >> >> > all new to me!
> >> >> >
> >> >> > My users are having a problem saving to their individual directories
> >> >> > on
> >> >> > a
> >> >> > shared drive on our W2K server.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Windows 2000 server used purely as a file server.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > c:\ has a shared directory for all user files. The shared directory
> >> >> > has
> >> >> > full
> >> >> > use permissions set.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Permissions for the users directories is set as
> >> >> > user/Administrator/full
> >> >> > control
> >> >> >
> >> >> > No inherited permissions
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Workstations are XPPro
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Each has a user account set as 'limited' on the XP Workstations
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Each has a 'Y' drive which is the shared directory on the server
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Users can access only their directory, but can't save anything to it
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Users with admin rights can access their directory but can't save to
> >> >> > it
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Logged in as admin can access and save to any directory
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Basically, if you're logged in as 'Administrator' you can do
> >> >> > whatever
> >> >> > you
> >> >> > like, which is as it should be, but logged in as any user other than
> >> >> > 'Administrator' whatever your level of control won't allow saving to
> >> >> > the
> >> >> > shared network drive 'Y'
> >> >> >
> >> >> > It's got to be something simple and I'm probably having a 'senior'
> >> >> > moment
> >> >> > but right now it's giving me sleepless nights!
> >> >> >
> >> >> > All and any help gratefully received!
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Cheers, All
> >> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >> So far you have set the NTFS permissions for the user folders.
> >> >> You must now set the permissions for the Shares to "Full access
> >> >> for everyone".
> >> >>
> >> >> Note that it's not a good idea for user shares to reside on the
> >> >> system drive. They should be on a dedicated data drive.
> >> >>
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