setting NTFS file permissions

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Terry Lemons

Hi

I want to view and set NTFS file permissions on my
Windows XP system. I've been trying to figure out how to
do this for half an hour, but I can't find how to enable
Windows Explorer to allow me to veiw NTFS file
permissions.

What am I missing? Is this feature disabled to save me
from myself?

Thanks
tl
 
Terry said:
I want to view and set NTFS file permissions on my
Windows XP system. I've been trying to figure out how to
do this for half an hour, but I can't find how to enable
Windows Explorer to allow me to veiw NTFS file
permissions.

What am I missing? Is this feature disabled to save me
from myself?
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Terry, what exactly are you trying to set. Sharing permissions or something
else? What have you done?

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Hi

I want to view and set NTFS file permissions on my
Windows XP system. I've been trying to figure out how to
do this for half an hour, but I can't find how to enable
Windows Explorer to allow me to veiw NTFS file
permissions.

What am I missing? Is this feature disabled to save me
from myself?

Thanks
tl
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If you have XP Pro, turn off "simple sharing" in Folder Options> View.
After that change is made, new tabbed pages will be present in the
Properties sheets for files and folders.
 
Terry, what exactly are you trying to set. Sharing permissions or something
else? What have you done?
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Hi Jim

So far, I:
o added a user account 'foo', and gave it 'computer
administrator' privilege
o created a network share for my 'C:\' drive

On a Windows 98 system, when I log in to the local 'foo'
account, I'm able to access the 'C' network share on my
Windows XP system, can open the top-level folder, and can
see the folders underneath it. But, I can't browse into
the folder named 'bar' (which is the top-level directory
of the 'bar' account'.

Since 'foo' is a local computer administrator on the XP
system, I would have expected to have complete access to
the 'C' network share when I accessed it from the 'foo'
account on the Windows 98 system. So, I'm assuming that
there is some permission on the 'bar' folder that is not
allowing that access; the default access probably allows
only the 'foo' account to access the 'foo' folder. But, I
can't find a way to examine these permissions.

I'm using Windows XP Home.

Thanks
tl
 
Alas, I have Home. What, then?

Thanks
tl
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Boot to Safe Mode. Log on with the default account named "Administrator"
and then check Properties of a a file or folder. You'll see the "missing"
security and permission tabs.

NOTE: Don't have a computer with XP Home handy at the moment so can't
double check but if the safe mode logon offers the choice of *any* account
in the administrator group, choose the one you want to use.

Also, MVP Doug Knox has some nifty little tips for XP Home in this regard.
Take a look at the second item in the second column of this page:
http://www.dougknox.com/ for a method of getting the security tabs into
properties sheets without going to Safe Mode.

You may also want to check out his "Security Console" program on the
Utilities page. Offers easy configuration for some settings that are not
easily reachable (or not normally available) in XP Home.
 
Wow, what a gold mine of information! Thanks very much, Sharon, for taking the time to respond with all of this.

Once last question, if I may: is mounting a volume remotely and seeing all of its files a totally bizarre idea in Windows XP Home? It seems like Windows XP is deliberately making what I want to do hard. If there is a better/easier way to accomplish what I need, please let me know.

Thanks!
tl
 
Wow, what a gold mine of information! Thanks very much, Sharon, for
taking the time to respond with all of this.
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You're most welcome! Doug's site has been bookmarked on my system since
Win95 days. I always find useful things there and appreciate him
maintaining the site for the rest of us.
Once last question, if I may: is mounting a volume remotely and seeing
all of its files a totally bizarre idea in Windows XP Home? It seems
like Windows XP is deliberately making what I want to do hard. If there
is a better/easier way to accomplish what I need, please let me know.
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Mapping a drive on a remote system is possible in Home or Pro. Offline
files is available on Pro only. Personally, on my small LAN I simply use
NTFS and shares. If I need something in a folder that is not shared, I use
the hidden admin shares to get to the files I want (See Administrative
tools for a list of *$ shares configured by default.)

I have the same user name/password established on all computers so that
authentication is seamless. Home normally authenticates on the guest level
but since you are setting permissions manually, you *should* be able to get
to these shares with an admin account. I would be surprised if you couldn't
anyhow.

Here's a link for an MS Knowledge Base article that explains a bit more:

HOW TO: Connect and Disconnect a Network Drive in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308582
 
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