| Subject: UNC connections & Vista... |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.security |
| Date: 9/22/2008 10:40:46 AM |
| From: "Matt Michaels" [Email Address Protection] |
I don't have a Vista machine in front of me, but is there a new issue with connecting using unc paths like \\computername\c$ now in Visa? Even when trying to do it from Vista to an XP machine seems troubling. They are both non-domain members. May be different in a domain environment. |
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| Subject: Re: UNC connections & Vista... |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.security |
| Date: 9/23/2008 7:49:01 AM |
| From: "Matt Michaels" [Email Address Protection] |
Okay, thanks for the help! "Dave R." <dwragle (at) drbsystems (dot) com> wrote in message news:uMTClDOHJHA.728@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > > "Matt Michaels" <m-michaels@usa.net> wrote in message > news:yMQBk.202724$vn1.73170@fe03.news.easynews.com... >>I don't have a Vista machine in front of me, but is there a new issue with >>connecting using unc paths like \\computername\c$ now in Visa? Even when >>trying to do it from Vista to an XP machine seems troubling. >> >> They are both non-domain members. May be different in a domain >> environment. > The problem isn't that you are using UNC paths, it is that you are trying > to access the administrative share over the network. By default, Vista > does not allow local administrators to exercise their admin privileges > over the network. This is to help prevent "loopback" attacks from > circumventing UAC, but it can be disabled if you are willing to accept the > increased risk (see http://support.microsoft.com/kb/951016). > > Regards, > > Dave > |
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