Re: User access

From: Roger Abell (mvpNOSpam_at_asu.edu)
Date: 08/28/05 

Date: Sun, 28 Aug 2005 04:38:10 -0700

Well, yes, FAT has no security model.

If one uses the built-in groups/accounts when setting NTFS permissions
these are recognized in boots into the other Windows builds as PE.

I suggest you take your Safe Mode login into to a specifically
windowsxp newsgroup. What I stated relative to Safe Mode
login is accurate as far as I am aware. Not having toyed much
with HE since 2001 and XP release, there may be an interaction
due to how autologin is configured, SP2 changes, etc..
microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin would be a good
choice for clearing this up. 

-- 
Roger
"Lil' Dave" <spamyourself@virus.net> wrote in message
news:umhTtJ8qFHA.1204@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> No such availablilty of additional permissionion in Safe Mode using XP
> concerning what I'm attempting to do.  The NTFS partition is the boot
> partition and system partition, the remainder of all partitions on all
hard
> drives are of the FAT32 variety.
> Converting such FAT32 partitions to NTFS would prevent sharing of these on
> this multi-boot OS PC.  However, it may work on a singular OS (XP) PC, and
> would solve one such problem.  In such a case, I would like to protect an
> image file of the XP partition from user deletion or otherwise.  Am using
> DriveImage 7.0 off a boot CD for recovery and it recognizes NTFS.  Will I
be
> thwarted from access as the environment is Windows PE?  My intentions are
to
> make to image file accessible for administrators only.  The image file is
> contained in an NTFS partition on the second partition of the only hard
> drive (D: in XP).
>
> "Roger Abell" <mvpNOSpam@asu.edu> wrote in message
> news:eS6hVmwqFHA.3436@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> > If all are partitioned using NTFS then you can use NTFS permissions
> > to control what accounts can access which partitions, and in what way
> > if at all (but, leave the operating system's partition alone).
> > With Home, the most simple way to do this is to log in with a Safe
> > Mode boot, as the Security dialog is visible in Safe Mode when you
> > right-click into the Properties of NTFS objects.
> > Safe Mode requires a log in.  If others are able to access Safe Mode
> > that mean you have not set a password on the Administrator account
> > (which you can do when in Safe Mode or in a regular boot).
> >
> > -- 
> > Roger Abell
> > Microsoft MVP (Windows  Security)
> > MCSE (W2k3,W2k,Nt4)  MCDBA
> > "Lil' Dave" <spamyourself@virus.net> wrote in message
> > news:ugZKwpvqFHA.1256@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > > XP Home Edition/NTFS.  How do I as Adminstrator prevent users from
> > accessing
> > > partitions other than the system partition on a hard drive?  How do I
> > > prevent user access regarding 4 other physical hard drives on same PC,
> one
> > > on local ide, two on add-on PCI card, one on a scsi PCI adapter?.  Am
> > > familiar with hardware profiles, don't want to use that.  Too easy to
> > select
> > > the default.
> > > I can deny access to CD/DVD for users.
> > >
> > > Is there a way to block the safe mode entry after pressing the F8 key
at
> > > boot?.
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

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