Networking - write permission for folder, but not root of drive

[Chuck Anderson]

Not sure if this is where I should ask, but ....

I want to share a hard drive on my desktop computer with my laptop. I
have a wireless router, security in place, and I have no trouble sharing
folders on my desktop with the laptop.

However, at this point, I want to share a second desktop hard drive with
the laptop and allow write permission to a folder on that drive, but not
to the entire drive.

I have shared the root of the drive (X and then I share the folder
(called backup) and also check - Allow network users to change my files
- for just that folder.

This does not work as I expected, as when I try to copy a file from the
laptop to X:\backup (using \\ComputerName\Drivename\backup, or the
mapped name, X:\backup), I get "access denied."

The only way I can get it to work is to check - Allow network users to
change my files - for the root as well. However, when I do this, I can
then copy the file from my laptop to ANY folder on X:, whether it is
shared or not. I do not want to allow that.

I am confused. This seems all wrong.

How do I share a drive (X so that it can be read, but only allow write
permission for one folder of that drive?

Thanks in advance for any help.

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Chuck Anderson
Boulder, CO
cycletourist@com
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[Brian A.]

"Chuck Anderson" <website@seemy.sig> wrote in message
news:6pSdndzJTaSMyOXanZ2dnUVZ_uqvnZ2d@comcast.com...
> Not sure if this is where I should ask, but ....
>
> I want to share a hard drive on my desktop computer with my laptop. I have a
> wireless router, security in place, and I have no trouble sharing folders on my
> desktop with the laptop.
>
> However, at this point, I want to share a second desktop hard drive with the laptop
> and allow write permission to a folder on that drive, but not to the entire drive.
>
> I have shared the root of the drive (X and then I share the folder (called
> backup) and also check - Allow network users to change my files - for just that
> folder.
>
> This does not work as I expected, as when I try to copy a file from the laptop to
> X:\backup (using \\ComputerName\Drivename\backup, or the mapped name, X:\backup), I
> get "access denied."
>
> The only way I can get it to work is to check - Allow network users to change my
> files - for the root as well. However, when I do this, I can then copy the file
> from my laptop to ANY folder on X:, whether it is shared or not. I do not want to
> allow that.
>
> I am confused. This seems all wrong.
>
> How do I share a drive (X so that it can be read, but only allow write permission
> for one folder of that drive?
>
> Thanks in advance for any help.
>
> --
> ****************
> Chuck Anderson
> Boulder, CO
> cycletourist@com
> ****************

You don't share the drive or its root, only the folder you want shared should be
set as such w/permissions, then map to that folder and that folder only.


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[Chuck Anderson]

Brian A. wrote:
> "Chuck Anderson" <website@seemy.sig> wrote in message
> news:6pSdndzJTaSMyOXanZ2dnUVZ_uqvnZ2d@comcast.com...
>> Not sure if this is where I should ask, but ....
>>
>> I want to share a hard drive on my desktop computer with my laptop. I
>> have a wireless router, security in place, and I have no trouble
>> sharing folders on my desktop with the laptop.
>>
>> However, at this point, I want to share a second desktop hard drive
>> with the laptop and allow write permission to a folder on that drive,
>> but not to the entire drive.
>>
>> I have shared the root of the drive (X and then I share the folder
>> (called backup) and also check - Allow network users to change my
>> files - for just that folder.
>>
>> This does not work as I expected, as when I try to copy a file from
>> the laptop to X:\backup (using \\ComputerName\Drivename\backup, or the
>> mapped name, X:\backup), I get "access denied."
>>
>> The only way I can get it to work is to check - Allow network users
>> to change my files - for the root as well. However, when I do this, I
>> can then copy the file from my laptop to ANY folder on X:, whether it
>> is shared or not. I do not want to allow that.
>>
>> I am confused. This seems all wrong.
>>
>> How do I share a drive (X so that it can be read, but only allow
>> write permission for one folder of that drive?
>>
>> Thanks in advance for any help.
>>
>> --
>> ****************
>> Chuck Anderson
>> Boulder, CO
>> cycletourist@com
>> ****************
>
> You don't share the drive or its root, only the folder you want shared
> should be set as such w/permissions, then map to that folder and that
> folder only.
>
>

Ahhhh .... okay, thanks. I think I've got it now. And I really
appreciate you taking the time to help a networking novice get a handle
on things. That was getting very confusing.

(I'm writing a batch file that uses xcopy (xxcopy) to backup my laptop
to an external HD that's attached to my desktop.)

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