NT WORKSTATION SHARING

[labninja]

If I log on to a NT Workstation as Administrator, I do not have the option to share the drives. Help!

 

[DougP]

Where are you looking?<br>
And what do you want to share?<br>
No you cannot share Server drives form a Workstation.<br>
You have to be at the server. or use the Remote Admin<br>
You can share your own &quot;C:\drive&quot; and other local drives.<br>
But not mapped drives. like F: and G: etc.<br>
<p> DougP<br><a href=mailto: dposton@universal1.com> dposton@universal1.com</a><br><a href= > </a><br>

 

[Cynomus]

You question is vague. Do you want to share local drives to other members, or share drives located on another remote system?<br>
<br>
You can:<br>
Share local drives if the system policy permits.<br>
Use Server Manager from the NT resource kit to manage shares on other systems that you have admin rights on.<br>
<br>
You cannot:<br>
Share mapped drives

 

[labninja]

OK Guys: Here goes - If I log onto an NT Workstation as administrator and double-click on My Computer and the right click on c: ( not f or g etc), I do not get the sharing option. The Workstation does participate in a domain. Come on DougP I know you have the answer.

 

[MasterRacker]

Is the global Domain Administrators group a member of the workstations Local Administrators group? I believe this is a default, but it may have been altered. <p> Jeff<br><a href=mailto: masterracker@hotmail.com> masterracker@hotmail.com</a><br><a href= > </a><br>

 

[MasterRacker]

I forgot, Doug,<br>
<br>
You CAN share server folders from a workstation if you are logged on to the workstation using an ID with domain admin rights and you use the old File Manager (winfile.exe) <p> Jeff<br><a href=mailto: masterracker@hotmail.com> masterracker@hotmail.com</a><br><a href= > </a><br>

 

[labninja]

MasterRacker: Thanx for the response. Yep, domain admins is part of the local admin group. Any other ideas?

 

[dxd]

Is the Server service running?

 

[DougP]

OK<br>
Right click on the C: drive<br>
Click On Properties<br>
click on Security TAB<br>
See what the Permissions are<br>
Administrator should have &quot;Full Control&quot;<br>
If not make it that way<br>
Now if you can't do any of the above <br>
Take ownership of the C: drive<br>
In the security TAB is a take ownership button<br>
and then you should be able to change the permissions.<br>
<p> DougP<br><a href=mailto: dposton@universal1.com> dposton@universal1.com</a><br><a href= > </a><br>

 

[labninja]

dxd: It was as simple as starting the server service - thanx for that! Also to DougP and MasterRacker for your responses.