Darren Oster's questions

I have a Win 2008 R2 Server set up as a Domain Controller. I have configured shared folders for each user (manual set up, as there are only 4 users). On each share, ownership of the folder has been assigned to the user and permissions on the folder and security for all files set for Full Control rights for the user. ICACLS confirms that for all files, the user has full control.

I have one user accessing his share from a Win 7 Pro machine that is not part of the domain, and so is connecting using the "Connect as another user" option (using his domain account). He can access some of the files, but on others receives an "Access denied" message.

My next move is to grant Everyone Full Control access to the files and just rely on the share permissions to limit access - please save me from this evil!

To test a specific embedded client, I need to set up a web server serving a couple of SSL (HTTPS) sites, say "main.mysite.com" and "alternate.mysite.com". These should be handled by the same certificate, with a Subject Name of "main.mysite.com" and a Subject Alternative Name of "alternate.mysite.com". This certificate needs to be in an authority chain back to a 'proper' CA (such as GoDaddy, to keep the cost down).

My question is, are there any good tutorials on how to do this, or can someone explain the process? What sort of parent certificate do I need to purchase from the CA provider?

My understanding of SSL certificates is limited, but as Manuel said in Fawlty Towers, "I learn...".

I'm happy to work in Windows (IIS) or Linux (Apache) (or even OSX, for that matter).

Thanks in advance.

Running Windows 7 beta, I occasionally get a popup from msnmsgr.exe claiming "There is no disk in the drive. Please insert a disk into drive D:".

There are a few suggestions on the 'net about it, mostly involving uninstalling and reinstalling Windows Messenger (not something I put a lot of confidence in), or stuff related to Sony Vaios (which I don't have).

Anyone got a solution that works?