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| Thread ID: 107382 | 2010-02-14 04:23:00 | Shared folder keeps on asking for password | utopian201 (6245) | Press F1 |
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| 858273 | 2010-02-14 04:23:00 | My problem is that I have 2 PCs at home running XP pro. One PC has a shared folder, with the security list permissions for "Everyone" as "Read", "List Folder Contents" and "Read & Execute". On the Sharing tab, the permissions for "Everyone" is "Read". But on the other computer, when I try to access the drive, it pops up with a username and password prompt, even though I have said "Everyone" should be able to read from the folder. When I go to Tools/Folder Options/View/ and tick Use simple file sharing, and change nothing else, it works fine (ie, the user can open the folder without the password prompt). How can I use normal file sharing, but not have show the password prompt? |
utopian201 (6245) | ||
| 858274 | 2010-02-14 04:39:00 | You have answered your own question When I go to Tools/Folder Options/View/ and tick Use simple file sharing, and change nothing else, it works fine (ie, the user can open the folder without the password prompt). How can I use normal file sharing, but not have show the password prompt? |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 858275 | 2010-02-14 09:38:00 | er i meant, how can i use normal file sharing (ie, -not- simple file sharing) without the password prompt? Currently I can only get it to work with simple file sharing, but not with normal file sharing... |
utopian201 (6245) | ||
| 858276 | 2010-02-14 09:39:00 | You cant, its either one or the other. Or kill the password if you use one to log into windows | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 858277 | 2010-02-14 10:13:00 | I'm guessing the computers are not on a domain and if so this should work. If the files are shared on computer A and you're accessing them from computer B you have to have the same user account on both computers, with the same password. So if you log into computer B with bob/bob123 make that same account on computer A and give it full access to the share. Hope that makes sense. You can add an account through the command line 'net user bob bob123 /add' |
WarNox (8772) | ||
| 858278 | 2010-02-15 00:27:00 | Hi Thanks So it is impossible to give anonymous access? Thanks warnox; that is what I have currently done, but when my friends etc bring their notebooks over, I don't really want to be logging in for them, especially if we have several people trying access the same folder. I'm loath to create an account on my computer for this too. Can't it be like linux where if you set the permissions to RRR to be readable by everyone? Its times like this I 'wish i had a mac' :o In which case, what is the point of the user "Everyone"? Or is everyone a user -group-, which basically means all user accounts on that computer? I've just done some googling, it is possible I should be using the anonymous -user-, rather than the 'everyone' -group- I'll have to try when I get home. |
utopian201 (6245) | ||
| 858279 | 2010-02-15 02:19:00 | I can access an XP Pro share that has Simple File Sharing off via the sneaky hidden guest account. Is yours turned off? At command prompt:- net user guest (this will show whether it is off or on) net user guest /active:yes (turns it on (no turns it off)) |
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