I have a directory shared on my computer, which is part of the domain. Is it possible to set up the share so that a user logged on to a different machine which is not part of the domain can access my share? From the machine not on the domain, I can browse to the share, but it asks for credentials, and I just want to allow anonymous access.
Windows – How Can an Unauthenticated User Access a Windows Share
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I was able to get a rudimentary anonymous share going by setting the share and filesystem permissions to:
- Everyone (full control)
- Guests (full control)
- ANONYMOUS LOGON (full control)
After that, in the Local Security Policy under Local Policies > Security Options I had to modify
Network access: Shares that can be accessed anonymously
by adding my share to it, like so:
sharename
At that point I was able to get to \\servername\sharename anonymously.
Best Answer
To do what you want you'll have to enable the "Guest" account on the computer hosting the files and then grant the "Everyone" group whatever access you want.
"Guest" is a user account, but its enabled / disabled status is interpreted by the operating system as a boolean "Allow unauthenticated users to connect?" Permissions still control the access to files, but you open things up a LOT by enabling Guest.
Don't do this on a domain controller computer, BTW, because you'll be Guest on all DCs...