How come when I click a shared folder, go to properties, un-check the read only box and click apply and hit ok it won't save the change? I go back to properties and the stupid box is checked again! We're using Windows XP Pro, and networked peer to peer. We have one computer as the "server" at our processor's work station. The problem we're having is that no one else on any computer but the "server" can make changes to the documents in the shared folder. Please help!!! Thanks!
2007-01-25 04:42:00 · 4 answers · asked by Wishkah 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
Where do I got to manually enter permissions?
2007-01-25 05:02:59 · update #1
HOW DO I CHANGE THE SECURITY PERMISSIONS?!?! So far none of your answers have solved my problem. :P Thanks! :)
2007-01-25 06:29:37 · update #2
Ok, so I did what that acid guy said and now I can't connect to my network drives, it's asking for a password. What's goin here?
2007-01-25 07:26:39 · update #3
That's normal behavior in XP. It does NOT affect the attributes of the files in the folder. Just leave it be and you'll be fine.
If nobody can make changes to the files in the shared folder, you have an issue with the share or security permissions. That greyed out "read only" checkmark is NOT the source of your problem.
2007-01-25 05:59:10 · answer #1 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
maybe the shared folder is read-only? check the permissions on the share (on the server) and also check the security permissions. Combined, these two determine whether you can write or not.
update: I am presuming you both use XP pro, otherwise you're boned. (xp home doesn't like file sharing).
First off; XP has two filesharing mode: 'userfriendly' simple filesharing (default mode, and it sucks donkey balls) and normal mode. here's how to turn off simple file sharing:
1.Double-click My Computer on the desktop.
2.On the Tools menu, click Folder Options.
3.Click the View tab, and make sure Use Simple File Sharing (Recommended) check box is turned off.
Do this on both machines BTW.
Now right-click a folder you share out (on the server) and choose properties.
Under the tab sharing there is a permissions button where you can set the share permissions
Under the tab security you can set the file and folder permissions.
If the machines are both on a workgroup create a similar-named user on each machine (or use administrator) and give the account read/write rights on both the share and the folder level.
UPDATE AGAIN: that's good; you are almost there.
For username, use this format:
COMPUTERNAME\administrator (obviously change COMPUTERNAME to whatever the server is called)
then use whatever administrator password you set. If you haven't set an administrator password you can go to control panel>user accounts to set a password on that account.
This is all assuming you are sharing out to the administrator account but it could be any user account as long as that account has the proper permissions on both the share and the folder.
2007-01-25 04:49:46 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Check your server setting on client's configuration to files..
2007-01-25 05:10:45 · answer #3 · answered by MiRuL 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Another possibility is that the user account you signed in with doesn't have that level of authority?
2007-01-25 04:53:00 · answer #4 · answered by KirksWorld 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋