Re: [BackupPC-users] WinXP Home Permissions

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Pete Wenzel writes:

> Does anyone have a solution for setting up a backup
> user/group/share on WinXP Home Edition?  I have
> created a user named Backup, assigned it to
> Administrator and Remote User groups, and shared C: as
> share name "Backup".
> 
> Now, when I do a full backup (using SMB) of
> \\host\\Backup, it only finds public files, getting
> NT_STATUS_ACCESS_DENIED errors on all user
> directories.  The really important stuff is in
> Documents and Settings\<usernames>.  User "Backup"
> can't even read his own home directory, only "All
> Users" and "Default User" directories!  (I have
> verified this by running smbclient manually as well;
> cannot "cd" into any of the real user dirs.  I don't
> even need to login as a valid user; it allows anyone
> to browse these public directories.)
> 
> Seems like XP Home has an incomplete implementation of
> Win2K sharing, and getting full access to the machine
> remotely may not be possible.  Anyone have a solution?

One thing to check is if the user directories themselves are
being shared (right click on those folders and select sharing or
properties).  I think that a shared folder is not accessible as
part of the parent's share.

Craig