Everyone Group has full rights to root of C

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John C. Weldin

Is there anything wrong with the Everyone Group having full rights to the
root of the C partition? If not, then what rights should that group have
there?
 
That is not a good idea and has been remedied in Windows XP and Windows
2003. If you have access to one of those installations, then I would suggest
you use those settings including the advanced permissions. The everyone
group should not have more than list/read/execute in almost all
circumstances. The Windows 2000 Security Hardening Guide is a free download
from Microsoft that has specific recommendations for ntfs settings on the
root folder. --- Steve

http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/04/30/1051381977723.html
 
Is there anything wrong with the Everyone Group having full rights to the
root of the C partition? If not, then what rights should that group have
there?
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Ideally, the Everyone group should have no rights anywhere, as well as
no members. then you specify rights by groups as you need them.

Jeff
 
Hi John,

I agree with Steve. See the following Microsoft Knowledge Base Article for the
default permissions on the root directory of the system drive for Windows XP.

KB327522 - MS02-064: Windows 2000 Default Permissions May Permit Trojan Horse Attack
http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=327522

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Carrie Garth, Microsoft MVP for Windows 2000
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: "John C. Weldin" <jweldin AT focusbsi DOT com>
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: Is there anything wrong with the Everyone Group having full rights to the
: root of the C partition? If not, then what rights should that group have
: there?
 
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