How to set permissions for network computers?

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Hi There,

I have computer with Windows 7 (workgroup name: workgroup) and share folder
with documents on other workgroup name 'STEVILA', I want to set 'Everyone' permissions
to read only and give full control for several specific computers on workgroup 'STEVILA',
Should I change windows 7 workgroup to 'STEVILA' and how to set the permissions I want to?

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You want the computer STEVILA to be able to set permissions on accessing homegroup files? I'm not sure if it's possible, but you can do it by actually going on the other homegroup computer and setting all of the permissions to the folders / files you want the other homegroup to have access to.
 
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Ok so here's my experience with this-

To set permissions in folders over the network (these are shared folders), you don't need to change the workgroup. Since you are sharing a folder over the network (wired or WiFi), all the client PC's will see the same workgroup. This is a lot easier on a domain network, but here goes...

Do this: right-click the folder you want to be accessible. Click the sharing tab, then click advanced sharing. In advanced sharing, check the "share this folder" box, and then click permissions. Check the "groups/users" field and click "add." The "from this location" should be the name of the workgroup or the PC the folder is located on (your PC's name, since you are the server in this case). in the "enter object names" field, type in the names of the PC's or the usernames of the accounts you want to be able to access the documents. As you add them, you can set the permissions individually (read, change, or full control). Make sure your PC isn't inaccessible due to a firewall or an antivirus program, or password protected (this is rare as it's usually only true for administrators in domain networks).

Hope that helps!
 
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Yes, I understand what you mean, but even with the same group as 'SRV', computer where the shared folder located and desire to set the permissions, here what I get when I try to enter the computer name of my computer:
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Could you please advice me what to do?

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Alright, so your next step is going to check if the host PC even sees the PC's wanting to access the shared folder, that they are even visible on the network and you can access them (if their folders are shared, they need to be to my knowledge, the IT02). If you can't, then it's a problem with the remote PC, either it's behind a firewall or an AV program is preventing access. Folder sharing has to be turned on for all the PC's accessing that folder. I have never had a problem thus far that wasn't caused by either computers being firewalled, incorrect folder names, or folders being unaccessible due to them not being shared or visible.

As far as the SRV group, that's ambiguous since they all have the same workgroup on the network, there shouldn't be any problem accessing them, or having them access your PC. I'd go to the remote PC's and check to see if they can see it on the network and can access the shared folder. If they can't, then your PC is behind a firewall or it's locked down by an AV program. If your account requires a login, when you try to access your PC from the remote machine, it will ask you for credentials.

If you can access the shared folder, then all you need to do is set the permissions for each machine, as outlined in my post. There shouldn't be any problem. Click the "locations" button to generate a list of networked machines. If you can see the other computers, then you should be able to set the permissions.
 
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that is the problem, that when I click locations, I don't see network computers. now permissions set to everyone to read only and I want to set full permissions for specific pc's, I can see the shared folder on all pcs in the network, but can't included those PC from Locations on 'SRV' computer, where the shared folder is, because simply I don't see those PC when I click location, what is the possible problem should?
 
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That's unusual. If you can access the shared folders on the other PC's (these are going to be accessing the shared folder on PC SRV, as I understand) from the host machine, then you should be able to set permissions.

Try this route: In folder properties (the folder on the the machine that's being shared), click the security tab. In the security properties, you should see under the "object name" the path for the shared folder (something like c:\documents/foldername\filename, etc). This is what you want the other users to access. Now, under the "group or usernames" you should see a list of the other computers or usernames of the networked/workgroup PC's. If you see that, click the "edit" button, and it will bring up another window where you can add users and change the permissions. In the "enter object names" type in the name of the users you want to set permissions for. You do it one at a time. Once you have the names, click ok and then go back to the folder security properties to finish setting the permissions. Do that one at a time too for each user (select them from the list). The check boxes shouldn't be grayed out. Once you have set them all up, you're done. If you still can't get the objects to populate, then there's another problem here.

Hope that helps.
 
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I can't do it, I don't see network computers through security option to set, when I click find, I don't see those users,
also this is not a domain network, yes I know that on domains it is easy to set, but now I just can't include network computers, which I see on network, but don't see network when go to folders security tab
here what I see and when I click find don't see any network computer:

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I see your picture, thanks for that. What happens when you click "ok"? Do you get an error message that the objects can't be found? I noticed you are an RDC. Are you remoting into the SRV machine over a VPN, or just a public IP from home? Sometimes I have seen that issue over connections that weren't in a VPN. Yes, on a domain it's a snap, but a workgroup is a little trickier. Try to do it sitting in front of the actual machine and not over the RDC. That might be your problem. I don't see any reason other than that why this isn't working. You can use the "check names" to verify that the users/objects even exist.
 
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when I click ok and enter my PC name and click ok, I get message 'object not found' I am remoting this PC here on local network, where ip all begins with 192.168.1.***

When I click check name, the user/objects says that don't exist, picture bellow:
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Alright. Did you see if you could do it without RDC? See if you can do it that way straight through the network, not remotely.

Let me know if that works. If it doesn't, then there's something else at work here. Check here: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb727008.aspx

And here (for Windows XP, but most all of this applies to 7 as well) http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308419

Hope that helps.
 
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