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| 138345 | 2003-04-24 03:30:00 | I have been meaning to post about this problem for a while. I am running XP Home with 3 seperate user accounts. Somehow I managed to make it so that the two other accounts could not access any folders/files from my account. Then I forgot how I did it. And now I want to turn it off. Help. Thanks. | promethius (1998) | ||
| 138346 | 2003-04-24 03:34:00 | Try start-settings-control panel- user accounts and under the heading Learning about choose user settings. Should guide you from there and stimulate those brain cells. | Pheonix (280) | ||
| 138347 | 2003-04-24 04:34:00 | Either give the users administrative access which may not be a good option, or alternatively right click the folder you want to re-allow access to, select properties, then the security tab, and change the permissions.. and then propagate them to all the subfolders. | whiskeytangofoxtrot (438) | ||
| 138348 | 2003-04-24 04:42:00 | "... not a good option .... Right. It is NEVER a "fix" to a security problem to give adminstrator privilege to anyone. It is a security problem to do that. No-one should ever use an administrator account to do ordinary work. |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 138349 | 2003-04-24 04:47:00 | ...hmmm all the other accounts are administrators. Still can't find it. I'm not worried about security as this is a stand alone home pc. | promethius (1998) | ||
| 138350 | 2003-04-24 05:45:00 | Read the thread... home PC, security is hardly a major problem... you cut your A+ Cert off a Weet-Bix box and become a computer security expert? Security is always a prime concern but not in this instance... |
whiskeytangofoxtrot (438) | ||
| 138351 | 2003-04-24 06:01:00 | I read it, WTF. What's an A+ Cert? I just rely on over 30 years experience. Even a home standalone system which has a number of users, all with adminstrator privilege, is an unreliable system. It's too easy for them to make changes. People make "mistakes". If they make mistakes with full privilege, they make severe errors. And noone knows who did it, or what it was. :_| I don't log in as root on my home system. When something I'm doing needs more privilege I use the privileged status.. For that one thing. Security is always a prime concern. In every instance. Security involves preventing damage to the system from the legal users, as much as any potential external threat. A secure computer tends to continue to work. |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 138352 | 2003-04-24 06:42:00 | ...ok..umm back to my problem please... | promethius (1998) | ||
| 138353 | 2003-04-24 19:52:00 | First my own method would be try folder options and enabling non basic file sharing then set the permissions to the users. according for this tidbit from micrsoft though they have another resolution that is recommended MORE INFORMATION If you want to make a file in a private folder available to others, move it to the Shared Documents, Shared Pictures, or Shared Music folder support.microsoft.com |
Captive (3159) | ||
| 138354 | 2003-04-25 05:11:00 | I'm sure there is just a tick box somewhere? Thanks for your help anyway. (everyone) |
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