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Accessing user folders from 'Shared Folders on Server'

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I'm new to all of this WHS stuff but here it goes.
I've the server set-up with three user accounts and three networked PC's. I'm unable to access any of the user folders from my PC eg \\Server\Users\user-name I get an access denied error.
The computer I'm accessing from is the same user-name. In WHS, this user has full access but I cannot access any other users either. I can access all the shared folders though.
Shouldn't I be able to access any user folder if the PC I'm using is the same user name that has full access rights?Friday, March 13, 2009 4:43 AM
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Please have a look at my post in the thread Access and password problems
- Proposed as answer by kariya21Moderator Saturday, March 14, 2009 2:02 AM
- Marked as answer by Lara JonesModerator Friday, March 20, 2009 4:01 PM
Friday, March 13, 2009 4:55 AMModerator -
Rather than using the methods in the post Brubber points to, this will get you to the same place without having to explicitly run the key manager DLL directly:
- Start/Run (on Vista: Start, then type in the search box, which does double duty)
- Type control userpasswords2, which runs the user account management control panel applet (there are other ways to get to it, but this is really easiest)
- Click the Advanced tab
- Click Manage Passwords.
- Delete your server from the list.
- Confirm your way back out.
- Log off and back on to the computer.
You should also take a look at this FAQ posting, which will take you through the same user account control panel applet. Often you will have a mismatch between the user name on Windows Home Server, and the actual login name on the client PC.
I'm not on the WHS team, I just post a lot. :)- Edited by Ken WarrenModerator Friday, March 13, 2009 4:07 PM more info
- Proposed as answer by kariya21Moderator Saturday, March 14, 2009 2:02 AM
- Marked as answer by Lara JonesModerator Friday, March 20, 2009 4:00 PM
Friday, March 13, 2009 3:54 PMModerator
All replies
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Please have a look at my post in the thread Access and password problems
- Proposed as answer by kariya21Moderator Saturday, March 14, 2009 2:02 AM
- Marked as answer by Lara JonesModerator Friday, March 20, 2009 4:01 PM
Friday, March 13, 2009 4:55 AMModerator -
Rather than using the methods in the post Brubber points to, this will get you to the same place without having to explicitly run the key manager DLL directly:
- Start/Run (on Vista: Start, then type in the search box, which does double duty)
- Type control userpasswords2, which runs the user account management control panel applet (there are other ways to get to it, but this is really easiest)
- Click the Advanced tab
- Click Manage Passwords.
- Delete your server from the list.
- Confirm your way back out.
- Log off and back on to the computer.
You should also take a look at this FAQ posting, which will take you through the same user account control panel applet. Often you will have a mismatch between the user name on Windows Home Server, and the actual login name on the client PC.
I'm not on the WHS team, I just post a lot. :)- Edited by Ken WarrenModerator Friday, March 13, 2009 4:07 PM more info
- Proposed as answer by kariya21Moderator Saturday, March 14, 2009 2:02 AM
- Marked as answer by Lara JonesModerator Friday, March 20, 2009 4:00 PM
Friday, March 13, 2009 3:54 PMModerator