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Prompt for Password???

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by dlanors

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Is there any way to set up a folder on a Win2K server so that when you try to access it it will consistently ask for a user name and password? I would like all users to log on to the network as a common user, but certain users to be able to access private folders on the server via providing a password "on demand"....)Clients are a combo of XPP Win2K Pro, and Win98....

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by dwdino

Just assign share or NTFS permissions different than the user account. This will work for XP and W2K but may cause problems for 9X.

by dwdino

Sorry, my statement is a bit unclear.

Set the share permission to have a different username and/or password than the users login. The server will then prompt for username/password when someone attempts to access the resource.

by dlanors

I have tried this, but when I try to access I just get the standard "access denied" message.(I'm sure based on my login credentials when I log in to my machine) There is no prompt for a user name/password.

by warbug

I think the only way to do this is to make the ppl that you want to use this folder a member of a certain group and then give this group the access to the folder and remove everyone else. But if i'm reading your post right it seems that all users log in as the same person...if thats the case then i have never found a way to password protect a folder over a network that is open to everyone and anyone....user profiles are a must.

by dlanors

Actually the first answer did finally work....however Windows remembers the credentials for the entire Windows session, and my customer would like the prompt to appear every time the folder is accessed in a session, not just the first time....so I guess its on to third party solutions...

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