Re: Everyone group

From: Stephen L Nicoud (nicouds@hotmail.com)
Date: 05/27/02 

Date: Sun, 26 May 2002 16:18:57 -0700
From: Stephen L Nicoud <nicouds@hotmail.com>

Ph wrote:
>
> why even though windows 2000 does not have group named
> everyone group, but when we share a folder in Windows
> 2000, the permission is still assigned to a group called
> everyone group.
> Since we can assign the permission to a folder, why we
> cannot see a group called everyone group in the local
> users and groups?
>
> Thank you.
>
> Ph

"Everyone" is a special group account. Every user account is a member
of the Everyone special group. Unidentified users are also members of
the Everyone special group. You can't remove an account from being a
member of the Everyone special group. 

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