Re: securing files in XP Home in intranet with password

[Matt Coy]

Mac,

Windows does not use passwords to secure files and shares, security is based
on the user model and access is determined by what group(s) a person is in
and whether or not those groups or the user specifically has been granted
permission to the resource in question.

On your intranet, for a user to have access to a specific folder on your
system they would first need to have a user account on your computer. If
they don't have that then they won't be able to access any of your files.
For someone to access the administrative shares (\\computer\c$) they must
have an administrative account or it won't let them connect. To access a
share, a user will only have access if their account or a group that they
are in has been granted permission to see that share. So unless you
specifically give someone access they will not be able to open your files,
and extra passwords are not needed.

--
Matt Coy, MCSE

"mac" > wrote in message
...
> Hi Everyone
>
> I'd like to know how to secure shared directories with password on the
intranet. Could be third party.
> I've learned that I can use hidden shares adding trailing $ to the name of
the share. How can I do it?.
> I know that I can use shrpubw.exe in windows/system32 but when I assign
share to only one user,
> only that user can use this share on the intranet.
> other users can't get inside this share although it's seen on other
computers. Can I log on as such user on
> another compute?. How can this be done?.

[Mac]

Could you explain how I can create such account in XP HOme?.
I tried to use 'net' program but I get message that this command
can only be used on domain controller. Maybe there is some other way
of creating user which would be seen on more than one computer?.



"Matt Coy" > wrote in message >...
> Mac,
>
> Windows does not use passwords to secure files and shares, security is based
> on the user model and access is determined by what group(s) a person is in
> and whether or not those groups or the user specifically has been granted
> permission to the resource in question.
>
> On your intranet, for a user to have access to a specific folder on your
> system they would first need to have a user account on your computer. If
> they don't have that then they won't be able to access any of your files.
> For someone to access the administrative shares (\\computer\c$) they must
> have an administrative account or it won't let them connect. To access a
> share, a user will only have access if their account or a group that they
> are in has been granted permission to see that share. So unless you
> specifically give someone access they will not be able to open your files,
> and extra passwords are not needed.
>
> --
> Matt Coy, MCSE
>
> "mac" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Hi Everyone
> >
> > I'd like to know how to secure shared directories with password on the
> intranet. Could be third party.
> > I've learned that I can use hidden shares adding trailing $ to the name of
> the share. How can I do it?.
> > I know that I can use shrpubw.exe in windows/system32 but when I assign
> share to only one user,
> > only that user can use this share on the intranet.
> > other users can't get inside this share although it's seen on other
> computers. Can I log on as such user on
> > another compute?. How can this be done?.