Password Protection to Folders in Windows 2000

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Joshua

Hi All

We want to keep passwords for Folders in windows 2000
professional systems and as well as Win2K Standard server,
please help me out through your guidence. Expecting an
early response from you.

Thanking you

Joshua
 
There is no password protection of folder. W2K uses ntfs permissions that allows
administrator to configure permissions to folders based on user/groups. Keep in
mind that anyone with administrative credentials can give himself permissions to
a folder that he does not have permissions to. The link below may help. ---
Steve

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308418 -- most applies
to W2K also.
 
The follwing is probably a better link for averager users considering EFS. EFS of
course is something that requires more than a little understanding of the pitfalls
including that your data may not be secure when you think it is - weak password,
recovery agent, etc. Of course the biggest problem is users losing access to their
own files. Thanks for the input. --- Steve

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;223316

Amit Rahul said:
Other way to protect your folder and everything under it is to use EFS. Deep
within it uses the user's credentials (password etc) to keep the stuff
encrypted. But before using this I would suggest you read about it at
http://www.microsoft.com/windows200...chinfo/reskit/en-us/distrib/dsck_efs_WQPT.asp
to get your self familiar with recovery mechanism etc.


--
Thanks,
Amit Rahul [MS]

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Steven Umbach said:
There is no password protection of folder. W2K uses ntfs permissions that allows
administrator to configure permissions to folders based on user/groups. Keep in
mind that anyone with administrative credentials can give himself permissions to
a folder that he does not have permissions to. The link below may elp. ---
Steve

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308418 -- most applies
to W2K also.
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