So the crux of my issue is this. Is there a way to configure a
client so that an admin user can connect to both mounted drives and
the Public folder of other user accounts on a remote system?
No, because you don't know how the remote system is mounting those
drives, or what they're mounted as. You would have to mount those
drives yourself. Consider this possibility: at the time you want to
give dstevens files, his computer is turned off. Therefore the drives
are not mounted at all. Under those circumstances, how are you meant
to access them ?
If not, what are the implications of changing access permissions on
a user's Desktop folder so that other users can connect to a
computer and drop files on the desktop of a different user's account?
Your problem seems to be this: you are ignoring the purpose of the
drop folder and dropping files onto a user's desktop instead. If I
understand your description properly, if you accept that to give
someone files you drop them into their drop folder, your problems go
away. Drop folders are already perfectly configured to do what you
want.
Simon
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Simon Slavin Fylde Building Room C11
Computing Development Officer 01524 65201 x 93569
Psychology Department
University of Lancaster
