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Windows Server 2003

DuffDuff
edited April 2005 in Software
OK, so I'm planning on loading Windows Server 2003 (Enterprise or Standard) onto a computer at my work, a IBM 300PL with PIII 933, 256 MB RAM, 20 GB HD. So here's what I'm wondering: The main purpose of this will be for the administration of the school (secretary, principal and vice-principal) to back up data to it. I'm planning on doing this using Windows File Sharing. I want to know if there's a way to require authentication to access the shared files/directories, to make sure no snoopers and quick clickers somehow get access to administrative files.

I also might set this up as a HTTP/FTP server using IIS 6.0, I've been told it's pretty secure out of box, but I'm wondering if there's anything I should make a note of doing.

~Duff

Comments

  • JJ
    Use NTFS permissions...
  • DuffDuff
    I should make a note that some 98SE machines will have to access this time to time, so I'm not sure NTFS permissions would work.

    Regardless, how do I go about setting up NTFS permissions. I know it's simple, I just can't recall how to do it.

    ~Duff
  • BODBOD
    it will work, but i dont think it's the NTFS permissions, it's the file shareing permissons
  • BlueSunBlueSun
    yes NTFS file permission will effect 9x as well and its the file permissions i belive, at least everytime i've done permissions it has been

    i think you just get rid of "everyone" and add like the administrative group or whatever they are in... should work i think... but i'm new to this
  • DuffDuff
    I'm new as well at this.

    None of the three administrators computers are 'special', they all have names "TCS xxx", but noone has to login in to their computer. They don't belong to a particular group either.

    ~Duff
  • JJ
    Well, create users on the server called "Admin1", "Admin2", etc. and make it only allow "Admin1", "Admin2", etc. open the network resource... I think it prompts for a password if you browse to that area...
  • BlueSunBlueSun
    well inorder to set it up so that only these admins can access it you have to make them log on....

    i dont' belive you can prevent a computer from accessing it... but i may be wrong...

    make the users.. stick them in a group.... give the group full access.....

    also make sure that group has administrative control.....

    Example: i did this a while back...

    i added the user BlueSun to the domain administrator group..... made a folder... got rid of the "everyone" thing and added bluesun

    then i made another user "Blah" and i put it in the domain users group (which it is by default i think)

    then when i logged with blah and tried to access it, "Access Denied"

    when i logged on as bluesun and accessed it.. it let me ^_^
  • JJ
    That's generally the idea of NTFS permissions...

    I've forgot how you make it so that it forces the logon box to come up...
  • DuffDuff
    It prompt for login when I try to access my workstation from my laptop, or any other computer on the LAN, and I enter my login and it works. The problem is, I have NO idea how I got it to do that...

    ~Duff
  • BlueSunBlueSun
    it does that because the user your currently logged in as..... on like your laptop... is not on the workstation......

    i had to do that alot on the p4 before i reinstalled XP... now that my user is admin on the new install i dont' haev to do that to access the server anymore....

    what easiest is to just enable the guest account..... then you won't have to enter the user...
  • DuffDuff
    I'm almost thinking it'd be easier on showing 3 staff members howto use FTP than all this shit for me to deal with.

    ~Duff
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