Thanks all. I wound up removing the password on Guest. It seemed to work for everyone except the one user (yes, only one) that is prompted to login to his XP machine. This was all very short term to get them through a few weeks until a migration to AD.
Thanks again. -- nme > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, October 02, 2005 12:38 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] OT: Guest Access w/o Credential Prompt > > Put IIS on the box. Install "Internet Printing" and "WebDAV". > Publish the folder containing the shares in IIS, granting > anonymous access to the Virtual Folders. Publish you printer > in IIS and grant anonymous access to the "Printers" virtual > folder also. > > > On the NTFS properties of the folder, grant at least "read" > access to the "Internet Guest Account". > > Now direct the users to use their BROWSERS to request the > resources by doing (using IE for an example) File -> Open > ->"Open as Web Folder" for the shares. > For the printers, no need to do "Open as web Folder". This > *should* work. > > > Sincerely, > > Dèjì Akómöláfé, MCSE+M MCSA+M MCP+I > Microsoft MVP - Directory Services > www.readymaids.com - we know IT > www.akomolafe.com > Do you now realize that Today is the Tomorrow you were > worried about Yesterday? -anon > > ________________________________ > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Noah Eiger > Sent: Thu 9/29/2005 2:24 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] OT: Guest Access w/o Credential Prompt > > > Tried that too. No luck. > > > ________________________________ > > From: Thommes, Michael M. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2005 2:02 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] OT: Guest Access w/o Credential Prompt > > > > I believe the guest account should have no password. > > > > Mike Thommes > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Noah Eiger > Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2005 3:28 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [ActiveDir] OT: Guest Access w/o Credential Prompt > > > > Hello: > > > > Please do not flame me for asking this. I would like to > open a non-domain Windows Server 2003 box for anonymous Guest > access to two shares and a printer without being prompted > from the client. (Yes, I am aware that MS has spent lots of > time making this very difficult to accomplish and that it is > a huge no no. Client is aware of why this is so bad and demands it > anyway.) Based on various Googling, I have tried the > following steps in order (from my notes): > > > > To allow guest access > - enabled Guest account > - explicitly added Guests group to Share permissions > and NTFS permissions for Data and Finance shares > - Added Guest user to Security Settings\Local > Policies\User Rights Assignments\Access this computer from the network > - Gave Guest user a password. > - Set Security Settings\Local Policies\Security Options\Network > Access: Do not allow anonymouns enumeration of SAM accounts > to Disabled. > (Default is Enabled) > - Set Security Settings\Local Policies\Security Options\Network > Access: Let Everyone permissions apply to anonymouns users to > Enabled (Default is Disabled) > - Set Security Settings\Local Policies\Security Options\Network > Access: Sharing and security model for local accounts to > Guests only (Default is Classic) > > Despite all this, the user still gets prompted for credentials. > > > > Thanks. > > List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx > List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx > List archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ > > List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/
