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Thread ID: 139547	2015-05-21 01:09:00	"[Folder] is not accessible. Access is Denied" - yet my group has permission	Dragoncub (13417)	Press F1

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1401090	2015-05-21 01:09:00	My flatmate set up a small server in our home. There are two external hard-drives attached to this server. Now, for some reason, I cannot access them. One ext hd has only one folder in it, which I cannot open. On the other, I can open most all of the folders, except one. My flatmate has already given everyone in the household full permission to view/copy to/read/etc the server, and cannot determine the problem, either on my computer or on the server computer. X:\Foldername is not accessible. Access is denied. Why so? We cannot figure out what the problem is.	Dragoncub (13417)
1401091	2015-05-21 01:41:00	What is the OS being used as a "Server" ? Some simply use a regular Operating system and call it a server, then theres real Sever OS's ???? Most of the time its a two step sharing Process. On the Ext HDD, has he shared the whole Drive, or just the folder ? Make sure you are on the same workgroup as well, as this can cause all sorts of problems, and what OS are you using ?	wainuitech (129)
1401092	2015-05-21 02:10:00	Server 2012 R2, Essentials Whole drive. I can open the drives and sign-in to them fine, just not open those two folders. He says I'm in the same workgroup. Windows 7 Home user. He installed Windows Server Connection.	Dragoncub (13417)
1401093	2015-05-21 02:37:00	Server 2012 R2, Essentials Windows 7 Home user . He installed Windows Server Connection . ?? dont think so with Win Home & Server 2012 Windows Home cannot, by design, connect to a MS Server domain . You can connect to & map shares . . . . but . . . . . there are some bugs you have to deal with with Win & share access if not logged into the domain . But it really just sounds like share level access & folder permissions arnt BOTH setup correctly . Also, make both USB drives assigned to definite Drive letters up at the other end of the alphabet, ie make one USB S: & the other T: . Just to eliminate issues of USB drives getting assigned different drive letters as time goes on & they get unlpugged & reconnected .	1101 (13337)
1401094	2015-05-21 02:59:00	I can access the hard drives. I just cannot access certain folders within the drives.	Dragoncub (13417)
1401095	2015-05-21 03:55:00	Are you logging into your computer with a username & password that is setup on the server?	CYaBro (73)
1401096	2015-05-21 05:02:00	I can access the hard drives. I just cannot access certain folders within the drives. If you can access some folders but not others, it will usually be an issue of share & permission access not setup correctly on the server . or, worst case senario sometimes,with Win home, Ive had to use a 'net use' batch file ,set to run on startup, to get access to work . WinVista,7,8 sometimes has a nasty bug were locally saved share passwords dont work on restart .	1101 (13337)
1401097	2015-05-21 05:08:00	Are you logging into your computer with a username & password that is setup on the server? Yes, although if I remember correctly, my flatmate finds that curious as he doesn't think it is supposed to still require one. He's bringing over a friend to look at the issue later today to see if it is related to the new router (it has given us a couple other problems, too).	Dragoncub (13417)
1401098	2015-05-21 05:27:00	Servers usually require a user to log in, that's the whole idea of the Server Security. Essentials can run / work within a Workgroup, BUT its designed by default to use a Domain, to get it working within a Workgroup you have to trick it / Set it up when installing the OS. Once its installed you cant change it. I have Server Essentials 2012 Working in a workgroup, but required a bit if fiddling and two reinstalls to get it working right.	wainuitech (129)
1401099	2015-05-21 05:56:00	Servers usually require a user to log in, that's the whole idea of the Server Security. Essentials can run / work within a Workgroup, BUT its designed by default to use a Domain, to get it working within a Workgroup you have to trick it / Set it up when installing the OS. Once its installed you cant change it. I have Server Essentials 2012 Working in a workgroup, but required a bit if fiddling and two reinstalls to get it working right. he has Windows7 home, so he wont be logging onto a domain .	1101 (13337)
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