Strange XP to Vista Authentication Problem

Posted: 06-05-2007, 07:59 AM
Hello,

My problem is on a peer-to-peer network involving XP Pro and Vista Business.

Identical user accounts are on all machines. I've applied the KB922120
patch to XP. The Vista machine has sharing enabled, password required. I
can access the Vista Machine via Remote Desktop from the XP machine.

I want to share some folders on the Vista machine with the XP machine and
only with specific users. I right-click a folder ("Test") that I want to
share and select the Sharing tab. The Share button is disabled, so I use
the Advanced Sharing button and add the Administrators group, giving it full
control. I log on to the XP machine as an administrator that exists on the
Vista machine.

The Vista machine can see and access shares on the XP machine. The XP
machine can /see/ all shares on the Vista machine, but can only /access/ the
Public folders. I get an Access Denied error when I try to open the "Test"
folder.

However, if I add the Everyone group to the "Test" shared folder on Vista,
then I can access the folder from XP.

Why is this and how can I share only with the correct specific users rather
than with Everyone?

David Dickinson
eveningstar at die-spammer-die dash mvps dot org


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Jimmy Brush
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Re: Strange XP to Vista Authentication Problem
Posted: 06-06-2007, 04:30 AM
Hello,

This is caused by Windows Vista ignoring your membership in the local
"Administrators" group when accessing it remotely (not through remote
desktop).

To get this to work correctly with your administrator group membership,
you need to change this key on your vista box:

Location:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Policies\system\

Create a DWORD Value called: LocalAccountTokenFilterPolicy

With the value: 1

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-JB
Microsoft MVP - Windows Shell/User
Windows Vista Support FAQ - http://www.jimmah.com/vista/
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Re: Strange XP to Vista Authentication Problem
Posted: 06-06-2007, 06:42 PM
Thanks, Jimmy! It worked!

I wish I'd found your web site while searching for this solution. Great
site!

David Dickinson
eveningstar at die-spammer-die dash mvps dot org


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