Help with permissions (ntfs)

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rick

Not sure if this is the correct group for this assistance but here's the
problem.

My computer is a Dell XPS 420, Vista Home Premium, my account has
administrator privileges.
My wife's computer is a Dell Dimension E520, Vista Ultimate, her account has
admin privileges.

We run OneCare Live for all security and backup needs.

I installed a network backup using a Linksys NLSU2 and, up till yesterday
had a 320 GB TrekStor HD as the backup device. I disconnected the TrekStor
and now have a LaCie 1TB HD. Prior to connecting it to the NLSU2 I connected
the new HD to my computer and ran the setup. Formatted the drive to NTFS.

I connected it to the network and ran a OneCare backup from my computer.
Worked just fine.

This morning I tried a backup from my wife's computer and it fails (asking
for a log on).

On my computer I can navigate to the drive, to the HD and to the folders and
subfolders. On her computer I can do the same.

However when I look at the Properties for the shared network folder on the
HD there are 3 accounts \: Everyone; everyone (LKG..\everyone); and guest
(LKG...\guest) (LKG... is the prefix for the NLSU2). All are OK.

On her computer the last entry (LKG.../guest) is disabled. I can't figure
out how to enable it.

Any help would be much appreciated.

Thanks.
 
rick said:
Not sure if this is the correct group for this assistance but here's
the problem.

My computer is a Dell XPS 420, Vista Home Premium, my account has
administrator privileges.
My wife's computer is a Dell Dimension E520, Vista Ultimate, her
account has admin privileges.
Click to expand...

I can see two security problems already. :o)
 
The problem has been solved. I redid the OneCare Backup Configuration and
that fixed the permissions problem.
 
Sorry I couldn't help with that, my network storage device uses Linux as
the OS and the formatting and setup of the drives in the bays were done
by the device's firmware/software and not by the computer's OS. Your
results don't seem to fit in with that as a problem though since one was
succesful while the other wasn't.

Just thought running with admin privileges was worth cautioning against
in the Vista security newsgroup. While this admin account is protected,
it is still not a good idea to use it for everyday activities.
 
Hi Rick,,

I pulled this off the Linksys support page for your device, see if this
helps:

This can happen in the following situations:

a.. Your Windows or Mac Login name is recognized by the Storage Link, but
your Login password is not.
b.. Your Windows or Mac Login name is not recognized by the Storage Link,
and is defaulting to guest access rights.
c.. You do not have access permission.
d.. Logging on to a different share on the NSLU2 using a different account
that does not have access to other folders.
To resolve this please follow the instructions below.

Resolving Password Prompt when Clicking the Storage Link's Icon

Step 1:
If your Login password is not being recognized by the Storage Link, enter
your password or make your Windows or Mac password the same as the Storage
Link's password.

Step 2:
If the storage link is defaulting to guest access rights, create a user
name. Use the same name as your Login name.

Step 3:
If you do not have access permissions, ask the network administrator to
add your account to a group that has permission.

Good Luck.
 
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