Local Admin Account has red X in Share Permissions
I have an issue where I am trying to connect to a shared folder on a Windows 7 Pro machine, which is on a 2008 domain, using the local Administrator account. It is for a scanning solution from a Ricoh MFU. I have enabled all the File and Print Sharing options and when I went in and created/shared a "Scans" folder, I added the local administrator account onto the Advanced Share permissions, giving it Full Control. I cannot, however, connect to the share with that account from the scanner. I can connect using the user's network account (which has local administrator priviledges), but we need to have a universal account, otherwise access control and configuration would be a nightmare.When I go into the Advanced Sharing Permissions, the Local Administrator account always has a small red X as part of its icon, which I feel plays some part in this issue. Can someone tell me what this is, how I can get rid of it, or some explanation as to why I am unable to use the Local Admin account for connecting to the share. I do it now with my XP Pro machines. I can't believe the ridiculous, confused web of permissions for networking on 7. This is supposed to be a professional, domain-centric OS? It's a real pain-in-the-a55!!
February 16th, 2010 10:25pm

Hi, May I know the following? 1. The operating system of the computer which you use to connect to the share folder. 2. Is the computer which you use to connect to the share folder is in this domain? 3. The exact message appeared when you failed to access the folder. At this time, please try the following: 1. Assign Full control to Everyone to check if it works: 1) Right-click on the share folder and select Properties. 2) Switch to Sharing tab and click “Advanced Sharing”. 3) In the Advanced Sharing window, click permissions and check the “Full Control” permission for “Everyone” in the opened window. 4) The go back to the folder’s properties window and switch to Security tab, click “Edit”, add “Everyone” and also assign “Full Control” permission” to it. 2. If you are prompted to input the username and password when accessing the share, you can also share this folder with your domain account and use your domain account to access the folder. Hope this helps. Thanks. Nicholas Li - MSFT
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February 18th, 2010 1:02pm

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