I am relatively new to networking. We have about 40 computers on a network and one SBS 2008. We want to use the SBS for file and print sharing, but would prefer not to go to a domain situation. Unless perhaps there's a way to keep profiles local and just use the domain to "sync" users.
My question is if you have a user on workstation: computer15/username can I just create that user on the server (servercomputer/username) and give it permissions for a shared folder? What I've read online suggests that is possible. Seems like you could end up accidentally sharing to a same-named user you don't want to.
I'm open to suggestions of a better way to go. We inherited a broken system and have just gotten rid of the Domain / Active Directory system to get things up and running.