Security issue sharing folders on local network?

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I am running a local network with 3 machines, administrated and used only by
myself. I prefer to run as the "Administrator" user on all 3, because its
much easier to install new software, and set up folder sharing. I have set up
file shares so that only the "Administrator" user is allowed access (not even
the Administrators group).

I notice that even if my Admin password is different on each machine, I can
still access the shared files. I thought this was supposed to be impossible?
Shouldn't it require the same password to access the files. Otherwise, it
seems anyone with an "Administrator" user name and access to my network could
get at my files?
 
Some questions before I can answer...

* What version of Windows are you running?
* Are these machines domain-joined or standalone?
* If standalone, are they in the same workgroup?

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"rchp" <rchp@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> I am running a local network with 3 machines, administrated and used only
> by
> myself. I prefer to run as the "Administrator" user on all 3, because its
> much easier to install new software, and set up folder sharing. I have set
> up
> file shares so that only the "Administrator" user is allowed access (not
> even
> the Administrators group).
>
> I notice that even if my Admin password is different on each machine, I
> can
> still access the shared files. I thought this was supposed to be
> impossible?
> Shouldn't it require the same password to access the files. Otherwise, it
> seems anyone with an "Administrator" user name and access to my network
> could
> get at my files?
 
Another question-- is simple file sharing enabled?

--
Steve Riley
steve.riley@microsoft.com
http://blogs.technet.com/steriley
http://www.protectyourwindowsnetwork.com



"Steve Riley [MSFT]" <steve.riley@microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Some questions before I can answer...
>
> * What version of Windows are you running?
> * Are these machines domain-joined or standalone?
> * If standalone, are they in the same workgroup?
>
> --
> Steve Riley
> steve.riley@microsoft.com
> http://blogs.technet.com/steriley
> http://www.protectyourwindowsnetwork.com
>
>
>
> "rchp" <rchp@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:2F4FC0B9-B63D-45E7-A1E4-333AD8DEF4E6@microsoft.com...
>> I am running a local network with 3 machines, administrated and used only
>> by
>> myself. I prefer to run as the "Administrator" user on all 3, because its
>> much easier to install new software, and set up folder sharing. I have
>> set up
>> file shares so that only the "Administrator" user is allowed access (not
>> even
>> the Administrators group).
>>
>> I notice that even if my Admin password is different on each machine, I
>> can
>> still access the shared files. I thought this was supposed to be
>> impossible?
>> Shouldn't it require the same password to access the files. Otherwise, it
>> seems anyone with an "Administrator" user name and access to my network
>> could
>> get at my files?
>
 
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