The Local Security Policy (secpol.msc) is one of Windows’ most powerful local administration tools — it centralizes password rules, account lockout behavior, user rights assignments, audit policies, and other core security controls — and knowing how to open, inspect, and (carefully) change it is...
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I have a new install of Windows 8 Home and am trying to log in to a network share. The problem is that it is trying to force me to log in with PCname\username and the share is expecting only uname. If I click on the change username button it is still forcing me to use PCname\username and wont...
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If the following is possible.. how do I do it ?
On PC1 I have two users A (Admin) and B (Standard User) and Folder X
On PC2 I have one user C (admin)
PC1 and PC2 are on the same LAN
I want Folder X to be accessible to A and C but not B...
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Fixes an issue in which the name of the user account that makes Local Security Policy changes is not logged in some security events. These events are 4704, 4717, 4719, and 4739.
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I'm running 64Bit Windows 7 Ultimate using IPv4 and want to map a network drive to my Windows 2008 server.
I've tried both mapping to the "default admin shares" i.e. C$, D$ as well as creating my own shares with full access rights to the "administrators group" to which I belong.
However...
I have spent days trying to solve this problem - so any suggestions will be most gratefully received! I run a group of Windows XP Professional (SP3, 32 bit) machines in a workgroup, all using the same id and password, the id being in the administrators group on each machine. One of the...
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I added a printer to my network (hp c5180) via ethernet cable. But problem accords when I try to map a network location (card reader 5in1 or sth like that, is used to read SD, xD, ms cards used in cameras) from which I d like to copy images, files in explorer without extra software from...
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I'm trying to connect 2 PCs running win7 using a crosscable. They're both on the 64-bit version currently, but I'll be shifting to 32-bit soon. I've connected a cat-6 crosscable to the onboard NICs on both PCs. One has an asus M3A78-EM board, and the other is an...
I'm trying to set up a development environment at work. I'm the only one using Windows. Others have the environment set up on Linux and Mac. I'm hoping this is possible but I'm stuck on one particular issue that is driving me crazy!
I need to connect to a shared network drive via NFS. I...
I have trouble mapping a network drive in RC. I didnt't have a problem mapping it in the old beta, but with the new RC I get the error message 'wrong user name and password' (I 'm 100% sure the username and pass is correct). It is a network drive on my university and I connect by using a domain...
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I keep running into this problem on my vista business machines. I will try to add a domain account to a local folders security list and when I hit check name it will tell me that it can't find that user. When I hit advanced it tells me that "The server is not operational". All my...
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Can some one help me in getting the "local security policy" in Vista Home Premium.
Generally In Xp we will find it in "control panel->administrative tools->Local security Policy"
OR we can get it by start-> Run and type "secpol.msc"
This is not working in Vista.
Some one help me...