Re: Corporate File control
From: Milevskii Grigorii (grigor_at_efo.spb.su)
Date: 03/09/04
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Date: Tue, 09 Mar 2004 21:26:29 +0300
Milton Bliss wrote:
> two questions
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> 1) who should control user access rights in a file server? IT or data
> owners?
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> 2) where can if find a document that describes all the NTFS setting in
> IMMENSE detail? There a dozen little setting I only generally understand.
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> mydoom.f came visiting 2/24/4, two weeks later my systems are recovered
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> The virus was effective at deleting many files because I give most people
> high permissions on the file server. This is because I do not understand the
> settings, nor have I taken the time to ascertain the users actual needs. It
> is easier to give them all rights and not worry about it. - I'm worried now.
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> I proposed to make each department head administer file permissions within
> their department's data.
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> My boss say's "too many cooks spoil the soup"
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> What is the best practice? It is true the department heads are busy
> non-technical accountants, marketers, and nurses. Teaching them the minutia
> of NTFS permissions would be challenging. Convincing them to maintain the
> permissions concerns me. Further, does Active Directory provide me a way to
> allow the Marketing director to add/delete people to/from the
> MarketingSecurity group? Then does NTFS allow me to give that same Marketing
> director control the exact rights each security group has in a specific set
> of directories?
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> On the other hand, I certainly don't have time. Am I better off hiring a
> clerk to maintain AD and NTFS for the entire company?
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> The second question of course is the technical detail, where can I find good
> documentation on NTFS settings? I'll need to know what the settings do
> whether I use them, teach them to department heads or a clerk.
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> I am grateful for direction of the sages.
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I made full access on our file server only to file owners, other users
can only read and make files, not delete them.
To learn NTFS permissions I read MCSA/MCSE Training Kit Exam 70-270,
it's about Windows XP, but NTFS file system described there very
understandable. ISBN-0-7356-1429-6
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