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    How to set up shared folder with password protected in Active Directory environment.

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    • nadnerBN
      nadnerB
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      Well, you could create them new but super secret user names and passwords and only give them access via those user accounts.

      ...aaaaaand for extra fun, games and work...
      make them all RDP to a terminal server to do their work... because secrets.
       
       
       
       
       
      You know that I'm joking, right? 😄

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      • JoyJ
        Joy @nadnerB
        last edited by

        @nadnerB said:

        Well, you could create them new but super secret user names and passwords and only give them access via those user accounts.

        ...aaaaaand for extra fun, games and work...
        make them all RDP to a terminal server to do their work... because secrets.
         
         
         
         
         
        You know that I'm joking, right? 😄

        Lols brilliant idea sir, Eh we are following the ISO standard 🙂

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        • scottalanmillerS
          scottalanmiller @MattSpeller
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          @MattSpeller said:

          zip the folder and password it? this will create lots of other fun problems but it would solve your immediate one 🙂

          that's what I would say to do. Password protecting a "file" or folder requires a third party utility. Zipping is as easy as anything else.

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          • scottalanmillerS
            scottalanmiller @Joy
            last edited by

            @Joyfano said:

            Lols brilliant idea sir, Eh we are following the ISO standard 🙂

            Someone is confused as to the ISO standard, in this case.

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            • JoyJ
              Joy @scottalanmiller
              last edited by

              @scottalanmiller said:

              @MattSpeller said:

              zip the folder and password it? this will create lots of other fun problems but it would solve your immediate one 🙂

              that's what I would say to do. Password protecting a "file" or folder requires a third party utility. Zipping is as easy as anything else.

              a lots of fun for sure but it will add another procedure for them and expect the complaints from Them 😛

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              • DashrenderD
                Dashrender
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                Why not start with, what problem are we truly trying to solve? Then find a solution to that problem.

                Sounds like management does not even know the problem they have or want to solve, either that or simply don't understand how NTFS or share/CIFS permissions work.

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                • scottalanmillerS
                  scottalanmiller @Dashrender
                  last edited by

                  @Dashrender said:

                  Sounds like management does not even know the problem they have or want to solve, either that or simply don't understand how NTFS or share/CIFS permissions work.

                  I think that that is a safe assumption.

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                  • MattSpellerM
                    MattSpeller @scottalanmiller
                    last edited by

                    @scottalanmiller I thought we had all made that assumption before commenting here heheh

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                    • AmbarishrhA
                      Ambarishrh
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                      Would you be able to ask your Boss on what problem he is trying to solve by "using additional" password protection, and may be show him how the current access works? Like try showing him 2 scenarios; one a user who has permission to that folder and another one a user who dont have permission, who will see access denied?

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                        • AmbarishrhA
                          Ambarishrh
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                          And may be enable auditing, so you can give your boss a report on who access what, may be use something like http://www.manageengine.com/products/active-directory-audit/windows-file-server-auditing.html or you can check this http://blogs.technet.com/b/mspfe/archive/2013/08/27/auditing-file-access-on-file-servers.aspx

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                          • JoyJ
                            Joy @Ambarishrh
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                            @ambarishrh said:

                            Would you be able to ask your Boss on what problem he is trying to solve by "using additional" password protection, and may be show him how the current access works? Like try showing him 2 scenarios; one a user who has permission to that folder and another one a user who dont have permission, who will see access denied?

                            Hi Thank you for your reply, I already told them that there's no way to do it, and we are already using the Active Directory in giving permission to our users.
                            Glad they never ask me to check it again. 🙂
                            The Production manager knows about it so i think she also explained this to Boss.

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                            • JoyJ
                              Joy @Ambarishrh
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                              @ambarishrh said:

                              And may be enable auditing, so you can give your boss a report on who access what, may be use something like http://www.manageengine.com/products/active-directory-audit/windows-file-server-auditing.html or you can check this http://blogs.technet.com/b/mspfe/archive/2013/08/27/auditing-file-access-on-file-servers.aspx

                              Thank you for the links
                              I will check this later when I'm at work. 🙂

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                              • JoyJ
                                Joy @MattSpeller
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                                @MattSpeller said:

                                If you manage to figure out a way to achieve their request let us know - I'm curious 🙂

                                Thank you for all of your replies..
                                I already told them "there's no way to do it"
                                Glad they never bother me again.

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                                • MattSpellerM
                                  MattSpeller
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                                  Hey Joy, did you find out why they were asking for this? Did they watch a webconference or something that recommended it?

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