How to set up shared folder with password protected in Active Directory environment.
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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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@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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@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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@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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@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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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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@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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@scottalanmiller I thought we had all made that assumption before commenting here heheh
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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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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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@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. -
@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
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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"
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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?
