- Add Remote User Account To Local Group in a Workgroup
- Posted by MATT on January 14th, 2006
I have a simple peer to peer congfiguration in a workgroup. I would like to
have it so that I can assign different permissions to different shares.
However, when i go to add a user to a local group, it will only let me select
user accounts from this computer (and not other computers in the workgroup).
I have tried the \\computername\user syntax, but of course it doesn't find
it. Is this just how it is? Is there a way to accomplish this without
having a domain?
Using Windows XP Pro SP2 on all computers.
Thanks
MATT
- Posted by Chuck on January 14th, 2006
On Fri, 13 Jan 2006 17:33:02 -0800, "MATT" <MATT@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote:
>I have a simple peer to peer congfiguration in a workgroup. I would like to
>have it so that I can assign different permissions to different shares.
>However, when i go to add a user to a local group, it will only let me select
>user accounts from this computer (and not other computers in the workgroup).
>I have tried the \\computername\user syntax, but of course it doesn't find
>it. Is this just how it is? Is there a way to accomplish this without
>having a domain?
>Using Windows XP Pro SP2 on all computers.
>Thanks
>MATT
Matt,
Workgroup authentication only works for local accounts. You have to setup, and
activate, a local account (on the server) to match the remote account (on the
client), and give both accounts identical passwords, for the remote user to
access the share.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html#Help>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/0...s-xp.html#Help
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Cheers,
Chuck, MS-MVP [Windows - Networking]
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- Posted by Lanwench [MVP - Exchange] on January 14th, 2006
In news:69E02497-F341-4BBB-A6AB-65F7155AB3DE@microsoft.com,
MATT <MATT@discussions.microsoft.com> typed:
> I have a simple peer to peer congfiguration in a workgroup. I would
> like to have it so that I can assign different permissions to
> different shares. However, when i go to add a user to a local group,
> it will only let me select user accounts from this computer (and not
> other computers in the workgroup). I have tried the
> \\computername\user syntax, but of course it doesn't find it. Is
> this just how it is? Is there a way to accomplish this without
> having a domain?
> Using Windows XP Pro SP2 on all computers.
> Thanks
> MATT
To do what you're asking, you would need a server OS and a domain...not a
workgroup.
For a workgroup, create identical users/passwords on the "server" computer
you're using, so they match what the other users log in as on their own PCs.
