Adding additional w2003 to a w2003 domain and can not access share

Adding second windows 2003 server to a w2003 domain. Users are unable to
create files on the new server.

Have tried setting system up with and without active directory. Only the
administrator can do anything other than read files.

The main server has been up and running for a couple of years and the
security works right. Other W2K servers work right too.

 

New Dell 2850
Install W2003 Server - base install on Workgroup
Complete update of W2003 patches and service packs
Logon as local administrator, attach to Domain with domain administrator
username and pw
Add Active Directory and set as 2nd domain controller

 

start over and use DCPromo to add the second server as a DC.

 

Hello Trez,

If both servers are now configured as Active Directory Domain Controllers
and this went well, verify both using dcdiag /v out of the support tools
(which are installable from your Windows Server CD in the Directory
\support).

Then look into the folders which the users are supposed to access. Look at
the share permissions and the security permission of these folders. A share
created in Windows Server 2003 has by default only read permissions to
everyone, guess that's where you have issues. But just compare the share and
security permissions on both machines and you should be able to figure it
out.

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Hi
When you say that "Users are unable to create files on the new server" can
you be more specific?

What exactly are you trying to achieve? Did you setup the correct Share and
NTFS permissions on the share?

Are the users members of the Active directory domain and do they have more
than read access to the share? Do they belong to some group that is
preventing the access to the share (deny permissions prevail over the allow
perm.)
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I hope that the information above helps you


Good Luck
Jorge Silva
MCSA
Systems Administrator