Guest rick Posted March 18, 2009 Posted March 18, 2009 Not sure if this is the correct group for this assistance but here's the problem. My computer is a Dell XPS 420, Vista Home Premium, my account has administrator privileges. My wife's computer is a Dell Dimension E520, Vista Ultimate, her account has admin privileges. We run OneCare Live for all security and backup needs. I installed a network backup using a Linksys NLSU2 and, up till yesterday had a 320 GB TrekStor HD as the backup device. I disconnected the TrekStor and now have a LaCie 1TB HD. Prior to connecting it to the NLSU2 I connected the new HD to my computer and ran the setup. Formatted the drive to NTFS. I connected it to the network and ran a OneCare backup from my computer. Worked just fine. This morning I tried a backup from my wife's computer and it fails (asking for a log on). On my computer I can navigate to the drive, to the HD and to the folders and subfolders. On her computer I can do the same. However when I look at the Properties for the shared network folder on the HD there are 3 accounts \: Everyone; everyone (LKG..\everyone); and guest (LKG...\guest) (LKG... is the prefix for the NLSU2). All are OK. On her computer the last entry (LKG.../guest) is disabled. I can't figure out how to enable it. Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks. Quote
Guest FromTheRafters Posted March 19, 2009 Posted March 19, 2009 "rick" <someone@microsoft.com> wrote in message news:uKs8uSBqJHA.3864@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...<span style="color:blue"> > Not sure if this is the correct group for this assistance but here's > the problem. > > My computer is a Dell XPS 420, Vista Home Premium, my account has > administrator privileges. > My wife's computer is a Dell Dimension E520, Vista Ultimate, her > account has admin privileges.</span> I can see two security problems already. style_emoticons/) Quote
Guest rick Posted March 19, 2009 Posted March 19, 2009 Perhaps, and I might fix them after I get the problem described in the message fixed. "FromTheRafters" <erratic@nomail.afraid.org> wrote in message news:Oq6Y8dCqJHA.4540@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...<span style="color:blue"> > "rick" <someone@microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:uKs8uSBqJHA.3864@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...<span style="color:green"> >> Not sure if this is the correct group for this assistance but here's the >> problem. >> >> My computer is a Dell XPS 420, Vista Home Premium, my account has >> administrator privileges. >> My wife's computer is a Dell Dimension E520, Vista Ultimate, her account >> has admin privileges.</span> > > I can see two security problems already. style_emoticons/) > </span> Quote
Guest rick Posted March 19, 2009 Posted March 19, 2009 The problem has been solved. I redid the OneCare Backup Configuration and that fixed the permissions problem. "rick" <someone@microsoft.com> wrote in message news:uKs8uSBqJHA.3864@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...<span style="color:blue"> > Not sure if this is the correct group for this assistance but here's the > problem. > > My computer is a Dell XPS 420, Vista Home Premium, my account has > administrator privileges. > My wife's computer is a Dell Dimension E520, Vista Ultimate, her account > has admin privileges. > > We run OneCare Live for all security and backup needs. > > I installed a network backup using a Linksys NLSU2 and, up till yesterday > had a 320 GB TrekStor HD as the backup device. I disconnected the TrekStor > and now have a LaCie 1TB HD. Prior to connecting it to the NLSU2 I > connected the new HD to my computer and ran the setup. Formatted the drive > to NTFS. > > I connected it to the network and ran a OneCare backup from my computer. > Worked just fine. > > This morning I tried a backup from my wife's computer and it fails (asking > for a log on). > > On my computer I can navigate to the drive, to the HD and to the folders > and subfolders. On her computer I can do the same. > > However when I look at the Properties for the shared network folder on the > HD there are 3 accounts : Everyone; everyone (LKG..everyone); and guest > (LKG...guest) (LKG... is the prefix for the NLSU2). All are OK. > > On her computer the last entry (LKG.../guest) is disabled. I can't figure > out how to enable it. > > Any help would be much appreciated. > > Thanks. > </span> Quote
Guest FromTheRafters Posted March 19, 2009 Posted March 19, 2009 Sorry I couldn't help with that, my network storage device uses Linux as the OS and the formatting and setup of the drives in the bays were done by the device's firmware/software and not by the computer's OS. Your results don't seem to fit in with that as a problem though since one was succesful while the other wasn't. Just thought running with admin privileges was worth cautioning against in the Vista security newsgroup. While this admin account is protected, it is still not a good idea to use it for everyday activities. "rick" <someone@microsoft.com> wrote in message news:uHwri6JqJHA.4108@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...<span style="color:blue"> > Perhaps, and I might fix them after I get the problem described in the > message fixed. > > "FromTheRafters" <erratic@nomail.afraid.org> wrote in message > news:Oq6Y8dCqJHA.4540@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...<span style="color:green"> >> "rick" <someone@microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:uKs8uSBqJHA.3864@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...<span style="color:darkred"> >>> Not sure if this is the correct group for this assistance but here's >>> the problem. >>> >>> My computer is a Dell XPS 420, Vista Home Premium, my account has >>> administrator privileges. >>> My wife's computer is a Dell Dimension E520, Vista Ultimate, her >>> account has admin privileges.</span> >> >> I can see two security problems already. style_emoticons/) >></span> > </span> Quote
Guest FromTheRafters Posted March 19, 2009 Posted March 19, 2009 Thanks for updating the thread and posting your solution. "rick" <someone@microsoft.com> wrote in message news:uEsaPQKqJHA.4540@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...<span style="color:blue"> > The problem has been solved. I redid the OneCare Backup Configuration > and that fixed the permissions problem. > > "rick" <someone@microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:uKs8uSBqJHA.3864@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...<span style="color:green"> >> Not sure if this is the correct group for this assistance but here's >> the problem. >> >> My computer is a Dell XPS 420, Vista Home Premium, my account has >> administrator privileges. >> My wife's computer is a Dell Dimension E520, Vista Ultimate, her >> account has admin privileges. >> >> We run OneCare Live for all security and backup needs. >> >> I installed a network backup using a Linksys NLSU2 and, up till >> yesterday had a 320 GB TrekStor HD as the backup device. I >> disconnected the TrekStor and now have a LaCie 1TB HD. Prior to >> connecting it to the NLSU2 I connected the new HD to my computer and >> ran the setup. Formatted the drive to NTFS. >> >> I connected it to the network and ran a OneCare backup from my >> computer. Worked just fine. >> >> This morning I tried a backup from my wife's computer and it fails >> (asking for a log on). >> >> On my computer I can navigate to the drive, to the HD and to the >> folders and subfolders. On her computer I can do the same. >> >> However when I look at the Properties for the shared network folder >> on the HD there are 3 accounts : Everyone; everyone >> (LKG..everyone); and guest (LKG...guest) (LKG... is the prefix for >> the NLSU2). All are OK. >> >> On her computer the last entry (LKG.../guest) is disabled. I can't >> figure out how to enable it. >> >> Any help would be much appreciated. >> >> Thanks. >></span> > </span> Quote
Guest Drezpc Posted March 22, 2009 Posted March 22, 2009 Hi Rick,, I pulled this off the Linksys support page for your device, see if this helps: This can happen in the following situations: a.. Your Windows or Mac Login name is recognized by the Storage Link, but your Login password is not. b.. Your Windows or Mac Login name is not recognized by the Storage Link, and is defaulting to guest access rights. c.. You do not have access permission. d.. Logging on to a different share on the NSLU2 using a different account that does not have access to other folders. To resolve this please follow the instructions below. Resolving Password Prompt when Clicking the Storage Link's Icon Step 1: If your Login password is not being recognized by the Storage Link, enter your password or make your Windows or Mac password the same as the Storage Link's password. Step 2: If the storage link is defaulting to guest access rights, create a user name. Use the same name as your Login name. Step 3: If you do not have access permissions, ask the network administrator to add your account to a group that has permission. Good Luck. "rick" <someone@microsoft.com> wrote in message news:uKs8uSBqJHA.3864@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...<span style="color:blue"> > Not sure if this is the correct group for this assistance but here's the > problem. > > My computer is a Dell XPS 420, Vista Home Premium, my account has > administrator privileges. > My wife's computer is a Dell Dimension E520, Vista Ultimate, her account > has admin privileges. > > We run OneCare Live for all security and backup needs. > > I installed a network backup using a Linksys NLSU2 and, up till yesterday > had a 320 GB TrekStor HD as the backup device. I disconnected the TrekStor > and now have a LaCie 1TB HD. Prior to connecting it to the NLSU2 I > connected the new HD to my computer and ran the setup. Formatted the drive > to NTFS. > > I connected it to the network and ran a OneCare backup from my computer. > Worked just fine. > > This morning I tried a backup from my wife's computer and it fails (asking > for a log on). > > On my computer I can navigate to the drive, to the HD and to the folders > and subfolders. On her computer I can do the same. > > However when I look at the Properties for the shared network folder on the > HD there are 3 accounts : Everyone; everyone (LKG..everyone); and guest > (LKG...guest) (LKG... is the prefix for the NLSU2). All are OK. > > On her computer the last entry (LKG.../guest) is disabled. I can't figure > out how to enable it. > > Any help would be much appreciated. > > Thanks. > </span> Quote
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