I have several Server 2008 R2 servers, each with a share named IT$, each having the exact same permissions including "Everyone" having Read & Execute. What I use this share for is to run maintenance batch files on Windows 7 clients while the machines are sitting at the login screen, while no user is logged on.
I've been testing this by logging on to a machine as a local user, not an AD account, opening WIndows Explorer and doing a\\ServerName\ShareName Most of these shares can be accessed without providing a username\password, but I have one server that always asks for credentials. If I provide any domain username and password I can get in, because every user is a member of the "Everyone" group I assume, but I don't want to have to provide credentials because like I said this share is intended to be accessed from the login screen by the workstation account.
The screenshots below were taken with a freeware app called NTFS Permissions Reporter. The first screenshot here is from a server where I am not asked for credentials:
This second screenshot is from the server that asks for credentials:
The shares permissions are setup the same, I know they're correct because if I provide credentials I can get in but my question is why am I being prompted to login? Is there a simple setting somewhere that I need to change?
Thanks.