Windows File Sharing

[Jeff7181]

I have two computers... one is running Windows XP Pro, the other is running Windows Vista Business.

On the Windows XP Pro computer, I want certain folders to be shared, but only accessible to a specific user on the Windows Vista Business computer. In other words...

I want

\\Vistacomputer\VistaUser1

to have Full Control access to

\\XPcomputer\SharedFolder

How do I set that up?

 

[Nothinman]

Setup the same username on both machines and use it. Since those machines aren't on a domain you won't be able to assign a truly single user to the other machine.

 

[Jeff7181]

Can I create a group for "remote users" and disable interactive login for it and still accomplish this?

 

[wiin]

In Windows Explorer, right click folder you want to share, select properties, sharing tab, put a check on Share This Folder. Click on Permissions and set whatever permission you want for yourself.

Originally posted by: Jeff7181
I have two computers... one is running Windows XP Pro, the other is running Windows Vista Business.

On the Windows XP Pro computer, I want certain folders to be shared, but only accessible to a specific user on the Windows Vista Business computer. In other words...

I want

\\Vistacomputer\VistaUser1

to have Full Control access to

\\XPcomputer\SharedFolder

How do I set that up?

 

[Jeff7181]

Originally posted by: wiin
In Windows Explorer, right click folder you want to share, select properties, sharing tab, put a check on Share This Folder. Click on Permissions and set whatever permission you want for yourself.

Originally posted by: Jeff7181
I have two computers... one is running Windows XP Pro, the other is running Windows Vista Business.

On the Windows XP Pro computer, I want certain folders to be shared, but only accessible to a specific user on the Windows Vista Business computer. In other words...

I want

\\Vistacomputer\VistaUser1

to have Full Control access to

\\XPcomputer\SharedFolder

How do I set that up?

Easy enough on a single computer... but what I'm trying to do is give access to users from another computer on the same workgroup.

 

[Nothinman]

In Windows Explorer, right click folder you want to share, select properties, sharing tab, put a check on Share This Folder. Click on Permissions and set whatever permission you want for yourself.

You should never use share permissions.

Easy enough on a single computer... but what I'm trying to do is give access to users from another computer on the same workgroup.

Which is impossible AFAIK. You'll have to duplicate all of the users and groups on both machines or setup a domain.

 

[pallejr]

Default share permission is read for everyone in xp/sp2, so modification is needed to grant full access.

Nothinman is right, you cannot set permissions based on user accounts on other computers in a workgroup.