Unc path and authentication

hello,
i installed share point 2013 on 2008 r2 server (no domain) i want to make user permision so they can open list passed thier permission so can i do it with out dc ?
also i want to enable unc patch so the client can brows the files from windows explorer as share folder.
thanks.

The problem is that the local account is "local" and won't be the same account as the one used by the user on their workstation. If the server is a member of the domain then the domain account is shared between the SharePoint server and the workstation
because both validate the account credentials with the same Domain Controller.
If you are authenticated to the SharePoint server then you should be able to map a UNC path to a document library. This does however require some add-ons that are normally installed by Office. I've seen lots of issues with people having a 64
bit of office installed and not having the addons needed to open a UNC path.
Paul Stork SharePoint Server MVP
Principal Architect: Blue Chip Consulting Group
Blog: http://dontpapanic.com/blog
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Edited by: Rene W. on Feb 28, 2013 6:39 AM

Rene W. wrote:
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[email protected]

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