Need help sharing specific users in 7 home premium please!!

[thegen99999]

Hello all, First off I'd like to thank anyone who helps me with this in advance.

I recently built a dedicated server system for my home to serve movie files, music, pics, things of that nature and we have a few kids in the household who like to click without thinking and delete things and I'm scared my stored files are going to be deleted accidently by one of the kids if I don't restrict their access. I am computer savvy and have knowledge of drive permissions to a point but I cannot get the server to allow unlimited access to me but restricted access to the kids. The server is running windows 7 Home Premium X64.


Here's what I've tried to no avail.

1. created local user accounts on the server for everyone in the family.

2. shared the drives, I removed "everyone" from both the security tab and the sharing tab. added the specific users to both the security tab and the sharing tab and set the permissions according to whether I want read or read/write access. I also left SYSTEM and administrators intact in both tabs.

3. went to the client computers and created accounts that mimmick both the user names and passwords of the accounts on the server.

When I try to access the drives from the client computers I get "Windows cannot access \\server\X you don't have permission to access \\server\X If I go into the drive properties and Re add "Everyone" then it allows me in but with all read/write access. From what I've read this should work, what am I missing? Any help would be GREATLY appreciated!!

Thanks.

 

[thegen99999]

160 views and no responses, am I doing something wrong, is this beyond the scope of the people on this site???

 

[Layback Bear]

1. Windows 7 Home Premium was not designed to be a Server System.

2. Windows 7 Home Premium does not have a User Group policy.

3. What you might try is this Tutorial by Brink and see if it will help. I have never used it but it might be of help.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/54360-parental-controls-setup-use.html

Please note.

160 viewers does not mean a 160 members that can post have viewed your thread. They can be people from all over the world that are not members and can not reply to your thread.

I'm sure their are members with more knowledge than I on this subject matter.

I have asked for others to take a look at your thread and see if they can give some input.

 

[GokAy]

Jack, you are right about Home Prem not being a server but this can be done.

Most likely password protected sharing is off on the server PC so anyone trying to access is opening a session on the server as a guest (part of Everyone). And then being stopped by the NTFS and sharing permissions.

thegen99999 open Network and Sharing Center - Change Advanced Sharing Settings - scroll to the bottom - Turn on password protected sharing (hopefully this will solve the issue )

 

[Layback Bear]

Thanks GokAy for coming to help.
I really have never worked with sharing much because all of my computers have always been one user, ME.