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Windows 7 Pro file sharing permissions with user and password not accessible by other computers
Posted on 2012-12-20
created shared folder 'taxdata'. accessed it from other computers. yes it's accessible. but when i put permissions with eligible users and passwords, no one can access the folder from other computers. error: you don't have permission to access this folder.. yes, it prompts for user and password. but, when variables are entered, it does not recognize any.
however, when i allow everyone, it's accessible by other computers.
perhaps the correct question to ask is: how do i configure the shared folder to allow only those users and passwords including those from other computers?
however, when i allow everyone, it's accessible by other computers.
perhaps the correct question to ask is: how do i configure the shared folder to allow only those users and passwords including those from other computers?
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try this:
where it asks for a username, put it in the following format:
computername\username
so if the computer you are sharing from is called PC1 and the user is aaaa
the username would be PC1\aaaa
where it asks for a username, put it in the following format:
computername\username
so if the computer you are sharing from is called PC1 and the user is aaaa
the username would be PC1\aaaa
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Make sure taxdata is c:\taxdata and not buried down in your users folder.
Go to Control Panel, Network and Sharing Center, Advanced Sharing Options.
Make sure you are using Home/Work and not Public.
Make sure Network Discovery is on All computers.
Make sure File and Print Sharing is on All computers.
Turn off public sharing All computers.
Set for 128-bit encryption All computers.
Turn on Password Protected sharing All computers.
Set for User Accounts and Passwords All computers and don't use Home Group for this.
Restart all the computers and try accessing again. I use the above method and it works on my Windows 7 computers.
.... Thinkpads_User
Go to Control Panel, Network and Sharing Center, Advanced Sharing Options.
Make sure you are using Home/Work and not Public.
Make sure Network Discovery is on All computers.
Make sure File and Print Sharing is on All computers.
Turn off public sharing All computers.
Set for 128-bit encryption All computers.
Turn on Password Protected sharing All computers.
Set for User Accounts and Passwords All computers and don't use Home Group for this.
Restart all the computers and try accessing again. I use the above method and it works on my Windows 7 computers.
.... Thinkpads_User
to dekkar
when i removed the everyone it does not prompt for any user/password anymore.
to Thinkpads_User
the setup configuration for network as listed in your answer has been my configuration.
no solution yet on sight.
i can see from computer 2 the shared folder on computer 1. but, when i expand it, then pops up a window with the error: you don't have permission to access this folder. see your network admin....
when i removed the everyone it does not prompt for any user/password anymore.
to Thinkpads_User
the setup configuration for network as listed in your answer has been my configuration.
no solution yet on sight.
i can see from computer 2 the shared folder on computer 1. but, when i expand it, then pops up a window with the error: you don't have permission to access this folder. see your network admin....
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Open a regular command prompt one of the machines trying to access. Type:
NET USE Z: \\nameofwin7PC\foldername and press enter. Authenticate.
What answer do you get? Is taxdata in the root of C? I was not clear.
... Thinkpads_User
NET USE Z: \\nameofwin7PC\foldername and press enter. Authenticate.
What answer do you get? Is taxdata in the root of C? I was not clear.
... Thinkpads_User
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@Forinsight,
Try the following:
On the machine with c:\taxdata, set up a user of the other machine. So right click on Computer, select Manage, Local Users and Groups, Users and add the userid and the password from one of the machines trying to access C:\taxdata.
Then restart both machines and try again using NET USE so we can see the errors.
Thanks, .... Thinkpads_User
Try the following:
On the machine with c:\taxdata, set up a user of the other machine. So right click on Computer, select Manage, Local Users and Groups, Users and add the userid and the password from one of the machines trying to access C:\taxdata.
Then restart both machines and try again using NET USE so we can see the errors.
Thanks, .... Thinkpads_User
"add the userid and the password from one of the machines trying to access C:\taxdata. "
the problem with this is that there is only one 'Locations" i could add user and that is the local workgroup, whichis the computer having the share. there is no option i could see that i could add other computer's users of the same workgroup.
i'm sure you could help me with this because you helped once with just one statement i solved my problem.
the problem with this is that there is only one 'Locations" i could add user and that is the local workgroup, whichis the computer having the share. there is no option i could see that i could add other computer's users of the same workgroup.
i'm sure you could help me with this because you helped once with just one statement i solved my problem.
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I think you may be in a different spot than I was trying to point to. Where I want you to add users is in a spot different than where Workgroup lives. Leave Workgroup just as Workgroup.
Go to Local Users and Groups on the machine with c:\taxdata and add the user of the other machine here. See below. The userid being added on the machine with c:\taxdata is the userid (and password) of one of the machines trying to connect.
... Thinkpads_User
Go to Local Users and Groups on the machine with c:\taxdata and add the user of the other machine here. See below. The userid being added on the machine with c:\taxdata is the userid (and password) of one of the machines trying to connect.
... Thinkpads_User
thank you so much for your snapshot. yes indeed i was on that spot. when you said that i need to add the user of the computer connecting to the computer with the share, you meant that i need to add the user by accessing the user from the 'Location" of the computer trying to connect, ie: *Locations, *computer2(one connecting), then find the user. then i can add it from the network location.
so what you mean is that i just have to duplicate the username of computer2. i'll do that now.
so what you mean is that i just have to duplicate the username of computer2. i'll do that now.
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so what you mean is that i just have to duplicate the username of computer2
Yes, and also the password for username of computer2.
So you are adding username and password of computer2, not the "location" of computer2.
I share out my Windows 7 desktop that way so that my Windows 7 laptop can readily access it (and only my laptop).
...... Thinkpads_User
Yes, and also the password for username of computer2.
So you are adding username and password of computer2, not the "location" of computer2.
I share out my Windows 7 desktop that way so that my Windows 7 laptop can readily access it (and only my laptop).
...... Thinkpads_User
i added the computer user and password. the same result. nothing
added it even to the administrators. no difference
added it to the shared folder's access permissions. no difference. all the while both computers were restarted before trying to test the share.
added it even to the administrators. no difference
added it to the shared folder's access permissions. no difference. all the while both computers were restarted before trying to test the share.
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So with the way it is set up now, from one of the other other computers, and assuming all computers are all WORKGROUP, type:
NET USE Z: \\name_of_shared_windows_7
NET USE Z: \\name_of_shared_windows_7
what answers do you get?
.... Thinkpads_User
NET USE Z: \\name_of_shared_windows_7
NET USE Z: \\name_of_shared_windows_7
what answers do you get?
.... Thinkpads_User
prompted for username and password.
'system error 5 has occurred. access denied.' did verify password. it's correct.
'system error 5 has occurred. access denied.' did verify password. it's correct.
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I see system error 53 a lot when access is out of the question. System error 5 is a bit different.
Work through this attached Microsoft Article on System Error 5 and see if any symptoms or causes match your situation.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555644
Here is another article with some possible resolutions.
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-windows_install/system-error-5-has-occurred-access-is-denied/77a124e3-7aea-4dab-a9cc-805c363aa9b9
.... Thinkpads_User
Work through this attached Microsoft Article on System Error 5 and see if any symptoms or causes match your situation.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555644
Here is another article with some possible resolutions.
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-windows_install/system-error-5-has-occurred-access-is-denied/77a124e3-7aea-4dab-a9cc-805c363aa9b9
.... Thinkpads_User
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