Access is denied (shared folder)

Hi Guys,

I'm stupified on this one.

I have a SBS called hfmserver that has a folder called User Shared
Folders shared as users. The domain is hfm.local.

All computers on and off the domain can access this shared folder fine.


However, two computers, which are NOT joined to the domain, but are
apart of a workgroup called HFM, cannot access the shared folder.

When I type \\hfmserver\users in the location bar of Windows Explorer I
get the following error message:

\\hfmserver\users is not accessible. You might not have permission to
use this network resource. Contact the administrator of this server to
find out if you have access permissions.

Here is the result I'd like to have, which some of the other computers
on the workgroup behave like:

1) User logs on to workgroup as local user "HFM User".
2) Tries to access \\hfmserver\users
3) Prompts for domain credentials.

I've tried everything I can think of... enable/disable simple file
sharing, the guest acount... the restrictanonymous registry key. I've
even reinstalled Windows on the client, but still I get this same
error. I'm very puzzled, as this machine worked fine up until a couple
of days ago.... and I cannot think of anything that could of changed.

If anyone could assist with this one I'd really appreciate it!!!

Thanks,
Mike

On 2 Jun 2006 13:27:26 -0700, "Cyphos" wrote in
microsoft.public.windows.server.networking:

>Hi Guys,
>
>I'm stupified on this one.
>
>I have a SBS called hfmserver that has a folder called User Shared
>Folders shared as users. The domain is hfm.local.
>
>All computers on and off the domain can access this shared folder fine.
>
>
>However, two computers, which are NOT joined to the domain, but are
>apart of a workgroup called HFM, cannot access the shared folder.
>
>When I type \\hfmserver\users in the location bar of Windows Explorer I
>get the following error message:
[snip]

IMO that's just the way it should be. After all, those workgroup users
have no credential in your domain. You might get around that by
specifying the access rights for the Share and the files therein as
Read/Write for Everyone - but I would caution against that.

To provide credentials, use the NET USE command like this:
NET USE * \\hfmserver\users /User:hfm\domainuser domainpassword

If domainpassword is not specified on the command line, the user will be
prompted for a password. (Note that the NET USE command in Windows 3.x
does not provide any authentication mechanism.) If you don't want to use
a mapped drive letter at all, it may be possible to omit it from the
command and still achieve authentication - I've never used that.

Alternatively, you can use the GUI in Explorer to connect as a different
user.

--
Michael Bednarek http://mbednarek.com/ "POST NO BILLS"

Check that the "share" permissions (not NTFS) are set to
Everyone=Full/Change/Read.

-Frank

"Cyphos" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed) ups.com...
> Hi Guys,
>
> I'm stupified on this one.
>
> I have a SBS called hfmserver that has a folder called User Shared
> Folders shared as users. The domain is hfm.local.
>
> All computers on and off the domain can access this shared folder fine.
>
>
> However, two computers, which are NOT joined to the domain, but are
> apart of a workgroup called HFM, cannot access the shared folder.
>
> When I type \\hfmserver\users in the location bar of Windows Explorer I
> get the following error message:
>
> \\hfmserver\users is not accessible. You might not have permission to
> use this network resource. Contact the administrator of this server to
> find out if you have access permissions.
>
> Here is the result I'd like to have, which some of the other computers
> on the workgroup behave like:
>
> 1) User logs on to workgroup as local user "HFM User".
> 2) Tries to access \\hfmserver\users
> 3) Prompts for domain credentials.
>
> I've tried everything I can think of... enable/disable simple file
> sharing, the guest acount... the restrictanonymous registry key. I've
> even reinstalled Windows on the client, but still I get this same
> error. I'm very puzzled, as this machine worked fine up until a couple
> of days ago.... and I cannot think of anything that could of changed.
>
> If anyone could assist with this one I'd really appreciate it!!!
>
> Thanks,
> Mike
>

what do you receive if using net view \\hfmserver? Post back with the system error.

Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com
"Cyphos" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:(E-Mail Removed) ups.com...
Hi Guys,

I'm stupified on this one.

I have a SBS called hfmserver that has a folder called User Shared
Folders shared as users. The domain is hfm.local.

All computers on and off the domain can access this shared folder fine.


However, two computers, which are NOT joined to the domain, but are
apart of a workgroup called HFM, cannot access the shared folder.

When I type \\hfmserver\users in the location bar of Windows Explorer I
get the following error message:

\\hfmserver\users is not accessible. You might not have permission to
use this network resource. Contact the administrator of this server to
find out if you have access permissions.

Here is the result I'd like to have, which some of the other computers
on the workgroup behave like:

1) User logs on to workgroup as local user "HFM User".
2) Tries to access \\hfmserver\users
3) Prompts for domain credentials.

I've tried everything I can think of... enable/disable simple file
sharing, the guest acount... the restrictanonymous registry key. I've
even reinstalled Windows on the client, but still I get this same
error. I'm very puzzled, as this machine worked fine up until a couple
of days ago.... and I cannot think of anything that could of changed.

If anyone could assist with this one I'd really appreciate it!!!

Thanks,
Mike