Problem sharing a Windows 2000 folder?

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Hi

I have a Windows XP and Windows 2000 Server machine both joined to the same domain.

On the 2000 machine I logged in using the Administrator account, created a local group called "Developers" and add my domain account to this group. I plan to add a few others later

I then created a folder called "DevSharedFolder" that should only be used by the "Developers" group, so under the Sharing tab's Permissions, I added "Developers" with Change & Read access and removed the Everyone group

However, when I log into the domain using my domain account on the XP machine, I can map to the "DevSharedFolder" but I get "<drive> is not accessible. Access is Denied". I don't understand since the account I'm logged in as is part of the "Developers" group that I created on the server

What should be set under the Security (after the Sharing tab)? This is where I get confused on the permissions

Thanks, Dav
 
Sharing: Everyone Full Control
You set security on NTFS,

So hit the security tab, ad your group and give
permissions to the group (change & read)

When adding Sharing Permissions + NTFS security the
resulting rights will be the most restrictive, thus change
and read..

cheers!
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Hi,

I have a Windows XP and Windows 2000 Server machine both joined to the same domain.

On the 2000 machine I logged in using the Administrator
Click to expand...
account, created a local group called "Developers" and add
my domain account to this group. I plan to add a few
others later.
I then created a folder called "DevSharedFolder" that
Click to expand...
should only be used by the "Developers" group, so under
the Sharing tab's Permissions, I added "Developers" with
Change & Read access and removed the Everyone group.
However, when I log into the domain using my domain
Click to expand...
account on the XP machine, I can map to
the "DevSharedFolder" but I get "<drive> is not
accessible. Access is Denied". I don't understand since
the account I'm logged in as is part of the "Developers"
group that I created on the server?
What should be set under the Security (after the Sharing
Click to expand...
tab)? This is where I get confused on the permissions.
 
You need to set two different permissiont. Shared Folder Permission and
NTFS.

Shared Folder Permission: Everone - Full Control
NTFS - Change and Read

Dave said:
Hi,

I have a Windows XP and Windows 2000 Server machine both joined to the same domain.

On the 2000 machine I logged in using the Administrator account, created a
Click to expand...
local group called "Developers" and add my domain account to this group. I
plan to add a few others later.
I then created a folder called "DevSharedFolder" that should only be used
Click to expand...
by the "Developers" group, so under the Sharing tab's Permissions, I added
"Developers" with Change & Read access and removed the Everyone group.
However, when I log into the domain using my domain account on the XP
Click to expand...
machine, I can map to the "DevSharedFolder" but I get "<drive> is not
accessible. Access is Denied". I don't understand since the account I'm
logged in as is part of the "Developers" group that I created on the server?
What should be set under the Security (after the Sharing tab)? This is
Click to expand...
where I get confused on the permissions.
 
Hi
Ok now here's what I did

Sharing tab
Added Everyone - Full Control

Security tab
Added my "Developers" group only (did not have inherit checked so Everyone didn't appear there)

Mapped to the drive on XP, but kept getting "<drive> is not accessible. access is denied"

So, I went back and checked the inherits permissions under Security. The Everyone group appeared there with all the options checked and grayed out

I got in to the mapped drive OK but I had another person test this that isn't part of the "Developers" group and they got in as well which I thought they shouldn't

What do you think I'm doing wrong? Thanks, Dave.
 
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