Access to a network folder under one user at the same time from several PCs?

Question

Active Directory

Good afternoon! I am a beginner system administrator. The network consists of 30 PCs: 1 server with Win Server 2008 r2, 26 machines with Win 7, the rest of Win XP. Task: simultaneous access to a network folder (folders) from a group of PCs under one account. Is this even possible without using AD?

Answer 1

Windows 7
Control Panel \ All Control Panel Items \ Credential Manager
add credentials windows
Server address
login server \ user
password
With the specified login and password, the user will access the server
in XP
Control Panel - User Accounts - Advanced tab - Passwords and Passports. NET - Password management
Server address
login server\user
password
With the specified login and password, the user will access the server

Answer 2

Of course it is possible, connect this ball under the name of one account on all computers.
Let's say myuser with password mypassword is a user account on the server.
Then you can either through the console net use z: \\sharename\share /user:myuser mypassword
Or through my computer -> service -> connect a network drive -> under a different name -> enter myuser mypassword

Answer 3

Yes, it is possible, but there is one caveat that may come up on WinXP.
If, when connecting, the server says that multiple connections are prohibited, try the following:
write an alias to your server in the hosts file and connect the folder through this alias.
For example your server SERVER.
add the line to hosts:
xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx server-pc#
where
xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is the ip address of your server
server-pc# - alias - you can name it as you wish
, then just map the disk through the alias:
net use Z : \\server-pc#\share %[email protected]$w0Rd% /USER: %domain name% \ %username%

Answer 4

Thank you, take into account =) But one more question arose, the password for the network drive is not saved, each time after the restart it requires you to enter it again, and if you enter through the network name in the explorer, everything immediately enters). What's the catch....!??!

Answer 5

Or stop using network drives?))