Cannot connect to password protected file shares(Win 7), probably need to sync credentials somehow
Hello folks, I recently upgraded my computers to Win 7, and I'm now having some trouble with file sharing. Homegroup stuff seems to work fine, at least for read-only stuff. I'd like to also setup some shares that are password protected. It appears that the process in Win 7 should be similar to XP - I right-click the folder, choose advanced sharing, choose permissions, and add my username. Unfortunately, when I try to connect to the folder, I get an error saying, "You do not have permission to access ..." My username on both machines is the same. This always worked in XP. I changed some stuff in the credentials section of the user accounts control panel, thinking I'd found the solution. Unfortunately, I can't remember what the original settings were. What is appropriate? Please help! Thanks, Eglin
June 5th, 2011 11:47pm

PS. If I connect to the folder via the IP address of the other machine, everything works fine. If I browse to it via either the homegroup or the network tree, it fails w/ the permission error.
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June 5th, 2011 11:54pm

I just tried restarting both machines with the firewall off, and the problem remains. I can't access the shares if I browse to them, but I can enter the IP address in Windows Explorer and navigate just fine.
June 7th, 2011 4:38pm

This is a real stumper. No wonder you're talking to yourself! BTW, if you enter \\remote_machine\shared_folder into the Run dialog box, does that work? By remote_machine, I mean the name, not the IP address.
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June 8th, 2011 1:10am

Hi, Did the issue occurs when access to normal share folder? Try to disable network discovery on Windows 7 and enable it again. Also add credential on Windows 7 credential manager. Furthermore, you can try to map these share folder for test. Regards, Leo Huang Please remember to click Mark as Answer on the post that helps you, and to click Unmark as Answer if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.
June 8th, 2011 2:17am

I tried doing this. Shares that are publicly available work fine this way, shares that are restricted to my username do not. They fail with the same, "You do not have permission to access..." error.
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June 8th, 2011 2:08pm

I'm not exactly sure what you mean by "normal share folder." If I create a folder on machine_a, right-click it and choose sharing, then click permissions and replace "everyone" with "myusername", then I can see the new folder when I browse machine_a in Windows explorer, but I get a permission error when I try to open it. If I instead use the IP address of machine_a, then all works fine. If I right-click the shared folder at this point and choose to map it as a drive, this also works. If I try to map the folder accessed using machine_a's friendly name I can choose to login with different credentials, allowing me to explicitly give my username and password (which are the same on both machines). I get an error message: "Location is not available", "Z:\ is not accessible. Access is Denied" I would add credentials using the credential manager, but I'm not sure what to add. Right now, I have one entry for machine_a on machine_b, and it reads \\machine_a\username. I've also tried machine_b\username, but I can't tell that it makes any difference. Thank you both for attempting to help me. This has me stumped.
June 8th, 2011 2:19pm

Eglin, Put machine_a with its IP adress in the host file on the machine you want to add the shared drive. Do you see any difference ?" Never panic before reboot ! "
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June 8th, 2011 8:08pm

Do all the corresponding users have the same password? In other words, if you have a user 'Peter' on machine A with a password of 'abc', then you need to have a user on machine B with the same username and password, in order to connect seamlessly. (And obviously, that user would have to have share permissions on the folder in question).
June 9th, 2011 2:17am

This seems like a really good idea, but it unfortunately did not resolve the issue. Thanks for helping me troubleshoot!
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June 9th, 2011 6:04pm

Yes, my user account has the same name and password on both machines. I presume this is why I'm able to connect (without being prompted for a username or password) to the shares using the IP address. I'm assuming that differences could be resolved with the credential manager, but I've been doing it this way all along.
June 9th, 2011 6:06pm

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