Grant user from one domain permissions to shared folder in another domain

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Published on 2013-11-08T15:36:43Z Indexed on 2013/11/08 15:58 UTC
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I have two computers set up like this:

  • \\myPC (local Windows 7 SP1 machine); it is in domain1;
  • \\remotePC (Win Server 2008 with SQL Server - a HyperV virtual machine); it is in domain2.

In domain2 active directory, I have a user account RemoteAccount. I would like to give this account full permissions to a shared folder located on \\myPC, i.e. folder \\myPC\SharedFolder.

The problem is, when I right-click the folder and go to sharing permissions, I can't add permissions for the domain2\RemoteAccount user, because this user cannot be found - I can only see domain1 users. When I click 'Locations' in "Select users, computers, service accounts, or groups" dialog, I only see domain1.

Is there a way to do this?

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