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Old 01-05-2006, 04:05 AM
Jim
 
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Default Re: Guest Account


"Chuck" <none@example.net> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 22 Nov 2005 19:35:44 GMT, "Jim" <j.n@nospam.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>"Steve Winograd [MVP]" <bcmaven@mvps.org> wrote in message
>>news:5bd6o1p3ja7ea121r1v9l0c6ffi0vento5@4ax.com. ..
>>> In article <FC43B442-EDC1-4022-BF30-175AF85EE372@microsoft.com>,
>>> "Telemachos" <Telemachos@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>>>>Hello
>>>>Windows XP
>>>>1) I run the command net user Guest /Active:Yes
>>>>2) The command completed succesfully
>>>>3) In the cmputer Management The User Guest seems activated ("Account is
>>>>Disabled" isn't Checked)
>>>>4) In the Control Panel's "User Accounts", Guest User is off
>>>>Result:
>>>>I use NtRights command to grant network logon rights to Guest account
>>>>but
>>>>it
>>>>doesn't work. So nobody can Logon as Guest from Network...
>>>>I need to COMPLETLY activate Guest Account using command line. I don't
>>>>to
>>>>do
>>>>it through Control Panel.
>>>>What sould I do ?
>>>>Thank you
>>>>Telemachos
>>>
>>> Make sure that both of these are true, because "deny" overrides
>>> "allow":
>>>
>>> 1. The Guest account is allowed the right to log in over the network.
>>>
>>> ntrights +r SeNetworkLogonRight -u Guest

>>Sorry to say, but my Windows XP machine can't find ntrights. Help &
>>Support
>>discusses this program on NT versions prior to XP.
>>Has another program replaced ntrights on XP?
>>Jim

>
> Jim,
>
> NTRights is available, as a standalone component, from Dynawell, or as a
> component in the Windows 2003 Server Resource Kit Tools. See:
> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/07/use-ntrights-to-grant-specific.html>
> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/0...-specific.html

I see. I downloaded the zip file. Perhaps I'll install it tomorrow or
Friday. I never do any serious work after supper because I have had enough
practice reworking things I did at night.
Jim
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Chuck, MS-MVP [Windows - Networking]
> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/
> Paranoia is not a problem, when it's a normal response from experience.
> My email is AT DOT
> actual address pchuck mvps org.



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