VPN File and Folder Permissions

[RDK]

I accept your answer, but as I said, this id is not a
member of any group and the "everyone" group does not
have access to this share.

Any other ideas? When a user connects via PPTP VPN is
that user anything special? Network? Interactive? ...

....RDK
>-----Original Message-----
>It will have access to whatever it has access to.
>Yes, that was cryptic. Every user account can belong to
>various groups, and is a member of the
default "Everyone"
>group as well (and usually the "Users" group, etc).
>
>If a share allows access to a group that an account is
>in, the account will be able to get to the share.
>
>You can modify share permissions by right-clicking the
>share, choosing "Sharing & Security" and
>choosing "Permissions" on the share dialog.
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>I have set up a VPN server on my network using PPTP and
>>native XP functionality. I have tested it successfully
>>from an XP machine on another internet connected
network
>>with a userid and password created only for this
>>purpose.
>>
>>To my surprise, this id (which does not exist in any
>>groups or folder permission lists) seems to have full
>>access to shares on the VPN server PC. Is this
normal?
>>If yes, is there a way to restrict access.
>>
>>Thanks....RDK
>>
>>.
>>
>.
>

[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

Sorry, I misread the original post :(

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"RDK" > wrote in message
...
> I accept your answer, but as I said, this id is not a
> member of any group and the "everyone" group does not
> have access to this share.
>
> Any other ideas? When a user connects via PPTP VPN is
> that user anything special? Network? Interactive? ...
>
> ...RDK
> >-----Original Message-----
> >It will have access to whatever it has access to.
> >Yes, that was cryptic. Every user account can belong to
> >various groups, and is a member of the
> default "Everyone"
> >group as well (and usually the "Users" group, etc).
> >
> >If a share allows access to a group that an account is
> >in, the account will be able to get to the share.
> >
> >You can modify share permissions by right-clicking the
> >share, choosing "Sharing & Security" and
> >choosing "Permissions" on the share dialog.
> >
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>I have set up a VPN server on my network using PPTP and
> >>native XP functionality. I have tested it successfully
> >>from an XP machine on another internet connected
> network
> >>with a userid and password created only for this
> >>purpose.
> >>
> >>To my surprise, this id (which does not exist in any
> >>groups or folder permission lists) seems to have full
> >>access to shares on the VPN server PC. Is this
> normal?
> >>If yes, is there a way to restrict access.
> >>
> >>Thanks....RDK
> >>
> >>.
> >>
> >.
> >

[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

Then add the Everyone group to the list of allowed Users/Groups.

--
Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Display
Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
http://www.dougknox.com
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"RDK" > wrote in message
...
> I accept your answer, but as I said, this id is not a
> member of any group and the "everyone" group does not
> have access to this share.
>
> Any other ideas? When a user connects via PPTP VPN is
> that user anything special? Network? Interactive? ...
>
> ...RDK
> >-----Original Message-----
> >It will have access to whatever it has access to.
> >Yes, that was cryptic. Every user account can belong to
> >various groups, and is a member of the
> default "Everyone"
> >group as well (and usually the "Users" group, etc).
> >
> >If a share allows access to a group that an account is
> >in, the account will be able to get to the share.
> >
> >You can modify share permissions by right-clicking the
> >share, choosing "Sharing & Security" and
> >choosing "Permissions" on the share dialog.
> >
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>I have set up a VPN server on my network using PPTP and
> >>native XP functionality. I have tested it successfully
> >>from an XP machine on another internet connected
> network
> >>with a userid and password created only for this
> >>purpose.
> >>
> >>To my surprise, this id (which does not exist in any
> >>groups or folder permission lists) seems to have full
> >>access to shares on the VPN server PC. Is this
> normal?
> >>If yes, is there a way to restrict access.
> >>
> >>Thanks....RDK
> >>
> >>.
> >>
> >.
> >