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fattmarrell
01-23-2007, 11:43 AM
Does anyone know of a software that can do the following:

Allows a user (or admin) to password protect a folder on a network, so when any user tries to access it, it asks for a password. (I am running win 2000server)
Yes, I know you can do this with windows and permission rights, but I cannot use this in this case.
The only software i've really tried was Folder and File Protector or something. This only let you lock and unlock a folder, meaning it would not ask for a password you had to have the software installed on your machine and physically right-click and unlock it; not what I was looking for.

Any help is appreciated, thanks!
digital_exhaust
01-23-2007, 11:50 AM
Well, I hate to do this but here goes....
I just did a quick google search for "folder security software" and it came up with several options that I think would suit your needs. I'm not going to link any beause I think you'd be better off sorting through them on your own and deciding wich would suit your needs best.
fattmarrell
01-23-2007, 11:54 AM
Yep this is what I did too, and the first three did not do what I stated :(
They either hid, or locked the folders withough password prompts.

I'm hoping that somone might know off the top of their head.
Direwolf20
01-23-2007, 12:07 PM
Someone can correct me if I'm wrong, but the only way this would work is if the software was installed on all client machines. This isn't a native windows function, so the software would need to interpret the lock/unlock feature.
[BB] Rick James
01-23-2007, 12:10 PM
Are these folders a part of a domain? If so, only grant access to the AD users that you want to have access.
fattmarrell
01-23-2007, 01:13 PM
Someone can correct me if I'm wrong, but the only way this would work is if the software was installed on all client machines. This isn't a native windows function, so the software would need to interpret the lock/unlock feature.

I don't mind installing this on each machine.

No these guys are not on a domain. :(

I think the best thing for me to do is just relocate the folder to a new directory that does not contain parent permissions. I was trying to avoid this, but I think this is best.
protias
01-23-2007, 01:54 PM
What about using PGP for this?