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GeneralSet the permission for folder from MS-DOS mode Pin
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Mike Dimmick10-Jul-04 7:27
Mike Dimmick10-Jul-04 7:27 
Do you mean that you've set up Active Directory?

If so, you need to ensure that DNS is set up correctly, that the users' computers are configured to use the internal DNS servers as their primary DNS servers, that the users' computers are members of the domain, that the users have accounts on the domain and that they're logging on with those accounts.

Then, assuming you're talking about using file and printer sharing, the users will need to have permissions both to the share, and in the case of file sharing on NTFS drives, also to the files themselves.

If you've only got a few users, AD may be overkill. The company I work for is about eight years old and we've only just started using any form of domain, largely because we're starting to migrate to Exchange before merging with another company - we currently have six users but are getting another six right now with the expectation of hiring more in the near future. If you want to avoid having a domain, your users either need to supply alternate credentials when connecting to the server, or they need to have user accounts on the server itself. To make things seamless, their local passwords and the passwords on the server must be identical.

You can migrate from the duplicate accounts scheme to a domain later on - our file server is not yet a member of the domain, so it has a duplicate set of user accounts. The database server currently uses SQL Server authentication, so doesn't need the duplicated accounts. For security I'd prefer to be using Windows authentication, but my boss doesn't want the downtime.

Finally, running a domain is a commitment to a certain level of service and maintenance. You must back up your domain database (using System State in the Windows Backup tool, or another method) regularly. Ours is currently backed up weekly; this probably isn't often enough. If you don't back it up and all your domain controllers fail, you won't be able to recreate it in the same state, you'll have to recreate all the user accounts and your users will all lose their profiles.

I strongly recommend reading the appropriate chapters of the resource kits, reading Microsoft Certified Professional course material, and the Active Directory material on Microsoft Technet[^].

Stability. What an interesting concept. -- Chris Maunder
GeneralWin XP Single user question Pin
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QuestionCan you read this MiniDump? Pin
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GeneralUse the common IIS WebServer in a LAN Pin
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