Re: How can I get access to files and folders on my portable drive on other computers?

From: Roger Abell (mvpNOSpam_at_asu.edu)
Date: 07/14/05 

Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2005 06:23:08 -0700

You must have a lot of different machines not in domain(s)
where use of this external storage would be needer. 

-- 
Roger Abell
Microsoft MVP (Windows  Security)
"Dmitry Kopnichev" <kopn@hotbox.ruDELETE> wrote in message
news:OwazgvEiFHA.1464@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> I would have to do disconnect too often.
> "Roger Abell" <mvpNOSpam@asu.edu> wrote in message
> news:eRssWnEiFHA.1204@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > Neither does use of Users
> > Remember, the grant is only needed while defining a new
> > specific user grant, and you certainly could have the network
> > wire disconnected during that time.
> >
> > -- 
> > Roger Abell
> > Microsoft MVP (Windows  Security)
> > MCSE (W2k3,W2k,Nt4)  MCDBA
> > "Dmitry Kopnichev" <kopn@hotbox.ruDELETE> wrote in message
> > news:ONK%230ZEiFHA.1416@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> >> Yes, but this does not prevent domain administrators from seeing my
> > folders
> >> and files.
> >> "Roger Abell" <mvpNOSpam@asu.edu> wrote in message
> >> news:uZkJd0AiFHA.3064@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> >> > so you could use Administrators instead of Users
> >> >
> >> > -- 
> >> > Roger
> >> >
> >> > "Dmitry Kopnichev" <kopn@hotbox.ruDELETE> wrote in message
> >> > news:uvSVy36hFHA.3912@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> >> >> I can log in as an admin on each machine where use is needed.
> >> >> "Roger Abell" <mvpNOSpam@asu.edu> wrote in message
> >> >> news:uVgvszuhFHA.1948@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> >> >> > Still struggling with this hey Dmitry ?
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Since you cannot install anything on the machines where this
> >> >> > will be used, you really need to just use NTFS.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > To get it set up you will for a while have to have a grant to a
> >> >> > built-in group, like Users, unless you can log in as an admin on
> >> >> > each machine where use is needed.
> >> >> > 1. set full control for Users on the external NTFS
> >> >> > then on each system where it will be used
> >> >> > 2. set full grant to the account used on that system
> >> >> >   when doing this
> >> >> > 2a. the grants to accounts from other systems are known only
> >> >> >   on the other systems and so will show up as SID strings or
> >> >> >   as Unknown - leave them alone.
> >> >> > 3. when you set the grant to the last account, on the last system
> >> >> >   where this will be used, remove the grant of Full to Users
> >> >> >   that was only needed in order to be able to make the grants
> >> >> >   to the specific users
> >> >> > Whatever temporary group, like Users above, used to build
> >> >> > up the desired permissions must be understood on each system
> >> >> > so it must be a builtin group that will include the account you
> >> >> > log in with on each system.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > -- 
> >> >> > Roger Abell
> >> >> > Microsoft MVP (Windows  Security)
> >> >> >
> >> >> > "Dmitry Kopnichev" <kopn@hotbox.ruDELETE> wrote in message
> >> >> > news:u1uy8XrhFHA.3316@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> >> >> >> Hello
> >> >> >> How can I get access to my files and folders on my portable drive
> >> >> >> on
> >> >> >> other
> >> >> >> computers? I do not want to give access to a Windows XP group
> > because
> >> >> >> I
> >> >> >> don't want
> >> >> >> Administrators of our domain have direct access to my files on
the
> >> > drive.
> >> >> >> They will not take ownership because I will see the taking. I
want
> > to
> >> > get
> >> >> >> access by a password.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >
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