File Sharing

Hi all:

I have a very simple SBS 2003 network set up with 1 PDC, 1 member server
with WS 2003, and 2 XP clients. I am trying to create a shared drive on the
member server but for SOME REASON I cannot access the shared drive, I keep
getting access errors. I have followed all the steps in the Admin guide,
added my login to the Security and Permissions lists for the shared drive
with full access rights, yet when I try to access the share I cannot. The
share is on a 2nd drive in on the member server (not "C:")...

Can anyone help me figure out what the F%$K is wrong here? Is there a log
somehwre that would give a detailed description of the problem so I can fix
it?

Thanks in advance for any and all input, my head is about to pop off from
frustration!

John.

"John" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hi all:
>
> I have a very simple SBS 2003 network set up with 1 PDC, 1 member server
> with WS 2003, and 2 XP clients. I am trying to create a shared drive on
the
> member server but for SOME REASON I cannot access the shared drive, I keep
> getting access errors. I have followed all the steps in the Admin guide,
> added my login to the Security and Permissions lists for the shared drive
> with full access rights, yet when I try to access the share I cannot. The
> share is on a 2nd drive in on the member server (not "C:")...
>
> Can anyone help me figure out what the F%$K is wrong here? Is there a log
> somehwre that would give a detailed description of the problem so I can
fix
> it?
>
> Thanks in advance for any and all input, my head is about to pop off from
> frustration!
>
> John.


There is not enough info here.

- Which machine are you trying to access the share from?

- Is this machine a member of the domain?

- What is the name of the account are you using to log in to this machine?

- Is this account created on the domain or on the local client?

- What is the exact server name and share name?

- What are you typing to access this share from the client?

- The term "access errors" is very vague. What is the exact error number
and message you are getting?

Hi Marty and group:

Answers inline...However for some strange reason the access has started
working again...very weird...

John.

"Marty List" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>
> "John" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Hi all:
>>
>> I have a very simple SBS 2003 network set up with 1 PDC, 1 member server
>> with WS 2003, and 2 XP clients. I am trying to create a shared drive on
> the
>> member server but for SOME REASON I cannot access the shared drive, I
>> keep
>> getting access errors. I have followed all the steps in the Admin guide,
>> added my login to the Security and Permissions lists for the shared drive
>> with full access rights, yet when I try to access the share I cannot. The
>> share is on a 2nd drive in on the member server (not "C:")...
>>
>> Can anyone help me figure out what the F%$K is wrong here? Is there a log
>> somehwre that would give a detailed description of the problem so I can
> fix
>> it?
>>
>> Thanks in advance for any and all input, my head is about to pop off from
>> frustration!
>>
>> John.
>
>
> There is not enough info here.
>
> - Which machine are you trying to access the share from?

The cient machine. Server = SBSSERVER1; Client = JohnzClient

>
> - Is this machine a member of the domain?

Yes.

>
> - What is the name of the account are you using to log in to this machine?

Administrator. I know it's bad practice to use teh Administrator account,
but this is an intenral network without any critical" data so I never
bothered to create a different account.

>
> - Is this account created on the domain or on the local client?

Account was created on teh Domain Server, SBSSERVER1, along with a machine
for teh account, and then the client was jined to teh domain via
http://sbsserver1/connectcomputer

>
> - What is the exact server name and share name?

Server = SBSSERVER1.crmdomain.local (dummy domain), share name = Data,
d:\data on second drive

>
> - What are you typing to access this share from the client?

Open MY computer->Map Network drive: Path= \\sbsserver1\data

>
> - The term "access errors" is very vague. What is the exact error number
> and message you are getting?

No number, jsut a message saying "You are not authorized to access this
resource"...

HTH.

John.


>
>
>

"John" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:eLaeWd%(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi Marty and group:
>
> Answers inline...However for some strange reason the access has started
> working again...very weird...
>
> John.
>
> "Marty List" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> >
> > "John" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> Hi all:
> >>
> >> I have a very simple SBS 2003 network set up with 1 PDC, 1 member
server
> >> with WS 2003, and 2 XP clients. I am trying to create a shared drive on
> > the
> >> member server but for SOME REASON I cannot access the shared drive, I
> >> keep
> >> getting access errors. I have followed all the steps in the Admin
guide,
> >> added my login to the Security and Permissions lists for the shared
drive
> >> with full access rights, yet when I try to access the share I cannot.
The
> >> share is on a 2nd drive in on the member server (not "C:")...
> >>
> >> Can anyone help me figure out what the F%$K is wrong here? Is there a
log
> >> somehwre that would give a detailed description of the problem so I can
> > fix
> >> it?
> >>
> >> Thanks in advance for any and all input, my head is about to pop off
from
> >> frustration!
> >>
> >> John.
> >
> >
> > There is not enough info here.
> >
> > - Which machine are you trying to access the share from?
>
> The cient machine. Server = SBSSERVER1; Client = JohnzClient
>
> >
> > - Is this machine a member of the domain?
>
> Yes.
>
> >
> > - What is the name of the account are you using to log in to this
machine?
>
> Administrator. I know it's bad practice to use teh Administrator account,
> but this is an intenral network without any critical" data so I never
> bothered to create a different account.
>
> >
> > - Is this account created on the domain or on the local client?
>
> Account was created on teh Domain Server, SBSSERVER1, along with a machine
> for teh account, and then the client was jined to teh domain via
> http://sbsserver1/connectcomputer
>
> >
> > - What is the exact server name and share name?
>
> Server = SBSSERVER1.crmdomain.local (dummy domain), share name = Data,
> d:\data on second drive
>
> >
> > - What are you typing to access this share from the client?
>
> Open MY computer->Map Network drive: Path= \\sbsserver1\data
>
> >
> > - The term "access errors" is very vague. What is the exact error
number
> > and message you are getting?
>
> No number, jsut a message saying "You are not authorized to access this
> resource"...
>
> HTH.
>
> John.


In your first post you said the share was on the member server, which would
mean the share path should be something like "\\memberserver\data" but you
are using "\\sbsserver1\data" which seems like the share would be on the
PDC/SBS machine.

Everything else looks OK, one possibility is you were logging into the
client as the local administrator, so when you try and map the drive the
user account being passed to the server is "JohnzClient\Administrator"
instead of "crmdomain\Administrator" or "(E-Mail Removed)".
Instead of just mapping the drive using the current account, try mapping the
drive with specific credentials using the "connect using a different user
name" option.

When these errors occur, they should be logged on the server containing the
share, in the Security event log. This should show you whether it is a
local or domain account being used.

Thanks Marty and you're right, I typed the wrong server name. It was
supposed to be winserver1

John.

"Marty List" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> "John" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:eLaeWd%(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Hi Marty and group:
>>
>> Answers inline...However for some strange reason the access has started
>> working again...very weird...
>>
>> John.
>>
>> "Marty List" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >
>> > "John" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> > news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >> Hi all:
>> >>
>> >> I have a very simple SBS 2003 network set up with 1 PDC, 1 member
> server
>> >> with WS 2003, and 2 XP clients. I am trying to create a shared drive
>> >> on
>> > the
>> >> member server but for SOME REASON I cannot access the shared drive, I
>> >> keep
>> >> getting access errors. I have followed all the steps in the Admin
> guide,
>> >> added my login to the Security and Permissions lists for the shared
> drive
>> >> with full access rights, yet when I try to access the share I cannot.
> The
>> >> share is on a 2nd drive in on the member server (not "C:")...
>> >>
>> >> Can anyone help me figure out what the F%$K is wrong here? Is there a
> log
>> >> somehwre that would give a detailed description of the problem so I
>> >> can
>> > fix
>> >> it?
>> >>
>> >> Thanks in advance for any and all input, my head is about to pop off
> from
>> >> frustration!
>> >>
>> >> John.
>> >
>> >
>> > There is not enough info here.
>> >
>> > - Which machine are you trying to access the share from?
>>
>> The cient machine. Server = SBSSERVER1; Client = JohnzClient
>>
>> >
>> > - Is this machine a member of the domain?
>>
>> Yes.
>>
>> >
>> > - What is the name of the account are you using to log in to this
> machine?
>>
>> Administrator. I know it's bad practice to use teh Administrator account,
>> but this is an intenral network without any critical" data so I never
>> bothered to create a different account.
>>
>> >
>> > - Is this account created on the domain or on the local client?
>>
>> Account was created on teh Domain Server, SBSSERVER1, along with a
>> machine
>> for teh account, and then the client was jined to teh domain via
>> http://sbsserver1/connectcomputer
>>
>> >
>> > - What is the exact server name and share name?
>>
>> Server = SBSSERVER1.crmdomain.local (dummy domain), share name = Data,
>> d:\data on second drive
>>
>> >
>> > - What are you typing to access this share from the client?
>>
>> Open MY computer->Map Network drive: Path= \\sbsserver1\data
>>
>> >
>> > - The term "access errors" is very vague. What is the exact error
> number
>> > and message you are getting?
>>
>> No number, jsut a message saying "You are not authorized to access this
>> resource"...
>>
>> HTH.
>>
>> John.
>
>
> In your first post you said the share was on the member server, which
> would
> mean the share path should be something like "\\memberserver\data" but you
> are using "\\sbsserver1\data" which seems like the share would be on the
> PDC/SBS machine.
>
> Everything else looks OK, one possibility is you were logging into the
> client as the local administrator, so when you try and map the drive the
> user account being passed to the server is "JohnzClient\Administrator"
> instead of "crmdomain\Administrator" or "(E-Mail Removed)".
> Instead of just mapping the drive using the current account, try mapping
> the
> drive with specific credentials using the "connect using a different user
> name" option.
>
> When these errors occur, they should be logged on the server containing
> the
> share, in the Security event log. This should show you whether it is a
> local or domain account being used.
>
>
>