Any EFS Guru's here?

[theknight571]

Any EFS gurus here?

I've inheirited (sp?) this setup, and the people that this up originally are no longer around.

We have a Public Share on a Win2003 server, and everyone has full access to it.

In that share is an encrypted folder that one person uses to store sensitive documents.

In the past, prior to the current personel, several people could access the files.

At the moment the person that creates and the "recovery agent" can open the file.

In testing... I created a EFS Certificate for my ID, exported it, imported it onto the server, then had the person that created the file add me as a "User that can Transparently Access this file"... but I cannot open the file.

I've checked all the settings I can find references to in my Googling of the issue... but am at a loss as to where I'm missing something.

Anyone have any suggestions?

Thanks,
- TK

 

[theknight571]

Ok ok ok... only took about 10 (most of the day yesterday) hours of work and reserach to figure this out...

When I created my certificate, I followed the directions that my predecessor left... which created a certificate but apparently not the right way.

What I had to do, for those that are interested, is:
- From my PC.. save a file to the Encrypted Location
- Go to Server where file is stored
- Open MMC & Certificate Snap In and export that new certificate to a file
- Take that file and import it on the User/PC where the files are created
- Have that user add me to the files ACL
- Enjoy access.

Now to quick write this all down before I forget it... lol