Re: User access

From: Lil' Dave (spamyourself_at_virus.net)
Date: 08/30/05


Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2005 04:51:35 -0500

Thanks, replies to date are of no help at the newgroup you recommended.
They want me to provide a password for the default admin logon. This is a
different admin account from the owner/installaer of the OS. This would
defeat the purpose of this default admin account, emergency admin access.

"Roger Abell" <mvpNOSpam@asu.edu> wrote in message
news:OaLAhT8qFHA.3160@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> 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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