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by sue t

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How do I give access to a folder on Server 2003 with Active Directory when they have not been set up as a user in Active Directory? Everyone in our organization needs to access this one folder but we don't want to set up everyone with a user account on this server. They only need to be able to read what is in the folder. Is this possible and if so how do I do it? Thank you.

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by lowlands

share folder and give the everyone group read access to both the share and in NTFS permissions

by sue t

Poster rated this answer.Thank you. I didn't realize I also had to do that in NTFS permissions.

by sue t

Poster rated this answer.Wasn't sure just what "that should do it" was referring to but thanks for taking the time to answer.

by blackcurrant

So long as the user without an account logs in as Guest, they will be able to access the shared folder assuming the Everyone account, as descibed above, is added to the folder's security.

Good luck

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