renaming system folders

[Guest]

In the folder Documents and settings there is a name listed where all the
files and favorites are stored that is not the administrator. Is there a way
to change the name of that file? Everytime I try I get the message that you
cannot change the settings of a systme folder. HELP!

 

[Wesley Vogel]

If the folder is any of the following, leave it alone.

Default Local Disk Folders

Folder Name: Documents and Settings
Contents: Account information for each user who is granted access on the
computer. Each user account is represented by a subfolder assigned the
user name. Folders under each user account folder include My Documents,
Desktop, and Start Menu.

These include:

Documents and Settings\Administrator
Documents and Settings\All Users
Documents and Settings\Default User
Documents and Settings\LocalService
Documents and Settings\NetworkService
Documents and Settings\You

Some of the above are Hidden folders.
These are System folders and shouldn't be deleted.

Administrator is for the Administrator account.

All Users is used for many things. Your Desktop and Start Menu, for
example, display what is in All Users *and* what is in your Desktop and
Start Menu folders.

Default User is used when creating new accounts.

I am not really sure what LocalService & NetworkService are for, but...

LocalService is the NT Authority\Local Service user account, the Windows XP
System account.

Obviously, NetworkService has something to do with networks, the
NetworkService account.

The LocalService and NetworkService accounts perform things like synchronize
the time, etc.

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[Bruce Chambers]

In the folder Documents and settings there is a name listed where all the
files and favorites are stored that is not the administrator. Is there a way
to change the name of that file? Everytime I try I get the message that you
cannot change the settings of a systme folder. HELP!

The user profile folders (C:\Documents and Settings\Username)
_cannot_ be renamed, even if the associated user account has been. So,
your best course of action would be to log on using the built-in
Administrator account, create a new user account, with the username
desired, log into it one time, and then copy any desired data from the
misnamed profile. You can then delete the old user account(s).

HOW TO Create and Configure User Accounts in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;279783

How to Copy User Data to a New User Profile
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;811151

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Bruce Chambers

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[Small Potato]

I am not really sure what LocalService & NetworkService are for, but...

LocalService is the NT Authority\Local Service user account, the Windows XP
System account.

Obviously, NetworkService has something to do with networks, the
NetworkService account.

The LocalService and NetworkService accounts perform things like synchronize
the time, etc.

Just for more information, Local Service and Network Service accounts
are created for security reasons.

In Windows 2000/NT, system services are launched with "Local System"
credential, which has system-wide privilege as Administrator. So if the
service was attacked, attackers gain the privilege of Local System can
perform system-wide attack.

So Windows XP introduces Local Service and Network Service accounts for
system services. Both run with unprivileged "Limited Users" credential
instead of having full system rights, but Local Service access Windows
network using null sessions, i.e., it uses anonymous credential, while
Network Service access Windows network with the computer account, just
like Local System.

For more information, you may refer to this article:

The Services and Service Accounts Security Planning Guide
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/topics/serversecurity/serviceaccount/default.mspx

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Thank you for that explanation. That was a big help for me.

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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Just for more information, Local Service and Network Service accounts
are created for security reasons.

In Windows 2000/NT, system services are launched with "Local System"
credential, which has system-wide privilege as Administrator. So if the
service was attacked, attackers gain the privilege of Local System can
perform system-wide attack.

So Windows XP introduces Local Service and Network Service accounts for
system services. Both run with unprivileged "Limited Users" credential
instead of having full system rights, but Local Service access Windows
network using null sessions, i.e., it uses anonymous credential, while
Network Service access Windows network with the computer account, just
like Local System.

For more information, you may refer to this article:

The Services and Service Accounts Security Planning Guide

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/topics/serversecurity/serviceaccount/default.mspx