networking computers

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On my network there are multiple machines with multiple
users. When dealing with shared files I ONLY want people
with Administrative privelages to be able to read or
change files in other computers' shared folders. However
when I turn off Simple File Sharing and set the
persmissions for the folder the only users I can 'Locate'
are on each invdividual machine. I can't add any other
Administrators from any other machine therefore no other
Administrator can access that folder. What needs to be
changed?
 
The user databases between computers are not shared unless you have a Domain
controller that can maintain the user accounts. (Something like Small
Business Server of Windows 2003 Server).

If you don't have a centralized domain controller (IOW: You are on a
Workgroup), you need to create each user on each computer and make sure
their passwords are the same, for transparent user-based authentication to
work.

If you do have a central domain controller, you need to make sure each
computer is joined to the domain. Each of them will then be able to see the
list of all the users on the domain.
 
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