Password Protecting Folders

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scorpionmark

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Hi All
I'm currently running windows server 2012 and want to password protect one of the folders on a share. How do I configure this folder so that if someone clicks on this particular folder it will prompt them for a user name and password before they can view the contents?

Thanks for any input
 
voyagerfan99

voyagerfan99

Master of Turning Things Off and Back On Again
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Set the security permissions on the folder so only the necessary users have access to it. Then you don't have to worry about password protecting it.

To explain more:
-I have a share called "Share" that has folder A B and C in it. Currently all users can access it.
-I change the security permissions of folder B so that only I and John can access it. If Larry clicks on it, he'll get an access denied error.
 
beers

beers

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scorpionmark said:
if someone clicks on this particular folder it will prompt them for a user name and password before they can view the contents?
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Also to add, usually Windows will default to attempting with your current Windows credentials. If you're authenticated to an active directory environment then you should be 'automagically' given access per your identity on that share and wouldn't have to input credentials, or if your PC and server user/pass are exactingly similar in a non-domain environment.
 
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scorpionmark

New Member
Hi Voyager. That's what I'm after but I think I'm missing a piece of the puzzle. I added myself under the "Permissions" to have full control of the folder. However, when I deny all attributes under "Authenticated Users" to exclude everyone else, I exclude myself also even though I added myself to the group. I see the current permission holders:

Creator Owner
Authenticated Users
System
Administrators
Server Operators
and Myself

Am I changing permissions under the wrong group?
 
voyagerfan99

voyagerfan99

Master of Turning Things Off and Back On Again
Staff member
scorpionmark said:
Hi Voyager. That's what I'm after but I think I'm missing a piece of the puzzle. I added myself under the "Permissions" to have full control of the folder. However, when I deny all attributes under "Authenticated Users" to exclude everyone else, I exclude myself also even though I added myself to the group. I see the current permission holders:

Creator Owner
Authenticated Users
System
Administrators
Server Operators
and Myself

Am I changing permissions under the wrong group?
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Yes. You only change the permissions for the specific users or groups (not the built-in groups) for the users you want to allow or deny access to.
 
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scorpionmark

New Member
voyagerfan99 said:
Yes. You only change the permissions for the specific users or groups (not the built-in groups) for the users you want to allow or deny access to.
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Hi Voyager I got it to work!! BUT, this creates a small dilema. If I go to another users pc and let's say I want to download a file from this protected folder, the only way I can do this is to log onto the other users pc as myself and then download the file. If I could make the file password protected then I could go to ANY pc on the network, access the folder and then put in my username and password, and then proceed to download. Is this possible?

Thanks in advance
 
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