sharing

[ilovetheusers]

I went to share files in XP pro and I have noticed that there are zero permissions or password to set. Am I missing something or did M$ really do something so stupid as to have the automatic default to share to everyone with full permissions? The only option I see is to make it read only to everyone, but not with a password.

I have to be missing something. Not even M$ would be dumb enough to do this.

[Matridom]

[quote]Originally posted by ilovetheusers:
<strong>I went to share files in XP pro and I have noticed that there are zero permissions or password to set. Am I missing something or did M$ really do something so stupid as to have the automatic default to share to everyone with full permissions? The only option I see is to make it read only to everyone, but not with a password.

I have to be missing something. Not even M$ would be dumb enough to do this.</strong><hr></blockquote>

There is a password.. when you connect to an XP share remotly it requests a username/password. they must match one of the users who's profiles are located on the local computer. If your connect from a 2k or XP box, and your logged into an account that happens to be identical to the XP one (same username/password) the XP will not prompt and show you the share.

[Ya_know]

The file system must be NTFS in order to apply permissions, (if you knew that and it is, sorry). :rolleyes:

Also, I use Pro, and there is a permissions button in the share tab for each folder I share, so I have to wonder if there is a difference here between pro and home. BTW are you using home, or pro?

[ilovetheusers]

The file system is NTFS and it's Pro. I can't find the NTFS permissions anywhere.

Oh, and I did know about NTFS, but I did ask for free help so I take any answer as a good answer. Thanks!

[ilovetheusers]

Look:

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http://fish.dirtylittle.com/3.jpg

Now, I have to be missing something. There has to be a switch somewhere that enables me to see the NTFS permissions or something. I feel like I'm going nuts and I'm really getting put off to this OS really quick. Anyone else care to take a wack?

[IT Len]

By default, XP enables something they call "simple file sharing." [Go to control panel/tools/folder options/view, and at the bottom of the list, you'll see that simple file sharing is checked [and recommended?].

If you disable that, the file permissions and sharing procedures will begin to resemble W2K.

Hope that's what you're looking for.

[korpse]

[quote]Originally posted by IT Len:
<strong>By default, XP enables something they call "simple file sharing." [Go to control panel/tools/folder options/view, and at the bottom of the list, you'll see that simple file sharing is checked [and recommended?].

If you disable that, the file permissions and sharing procedures will begin to resemble W2K.

Hope that's what you're looking for.</strong><hr></blockquote>


Yea, basically "Simple File Sharing" sucks. It seems to me like an XP Home edition feature that they forgot to take out of Pro...

[ilovetheusers]

I'll look into it tonight. Thanks guys!

[Ya_know]

I found the setting on my system to be using simple file sharing as well. I wonder why I am seeing the permissions button under sharing, and I also have a security tab, where you do not see either. I am setup to login to a domain, verses a workgroup; I presume that has something to do with this. This is sort of a mystery...