Re: permissions on Win2k with Fat32 system partition

From: Scott Harding - MS MVP (scrockel_at_**NO_SPAM**hotmail.com)
Date: 01/21/04 

Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2004 14:10:56 -0700

Umm,, there is no other solution. NTFS is what creates folder security.
Basically since you are using FAT32 there is absolutely no local security on
this box. Anyone who is logged in can look at anything. Coneverting to NTFS
is not "drastic". Just use the Convert command line and then you will have
all the security your after. Doing this from the command line will not lose
any data and actually probably free up some space because of the different
cluster sizes between FAT32 and NTFS. 

-- 
Scott Harding
MCSE, MCSA, A+, Network+
Microsoft MVP - Windows NT Server
"blaqb0x" <blaqb0x@netscape.net> wrote in message
news:eAXx0IG4DHA.2380@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>   Hi,
>
>   I have a Win2k machine whose system partition is formated in Fat32.
> Any user, including Guest, can open just about any file on the system.
> In particular, other profiles.  Is there anyway of restricting guest
> from accessing other profiles?
>
> Yes, I know that the system partition can be formated in NTFS after the
> system has been installed but, I need a less drastic solution.
>
> thanks,

Relevant Pages

  • Re: Cloned XP Professional boot partition - and lost the login prompt
    ... NTFS, EFS and a comprehensive backup strategy on the system volume. ... FAT32 C drive, doesn't have dynamic volumes, and is not RAIDed. ... important than security. ... If you have to boot into DOS ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.setup_deployment)
  • Re: FAT32 vs. NTFS
    ... FAT32 has no way of securing files ... Functionality for 3, NTFS ... First, SP2 has no more security than did SP1 in this regard, ... and FAT32 for a second data partition. ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.general)
  • No Local Security Policy
    ... I am using FAT32. ... Is it a big deal converting to NTFS? ... >>Local Security Settings and select User Rights ...
    (microsoft.public.win2000.security)
  • Re: FAT32 vs. NTFS
    ... FAT32 has no way of securing files ... Functionality for 3, NTFS ... First, SP2 has no more security than did SP1 in this regard, ... and FAT32 for a second data partition. ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.general)
  • Re: Convert NTFS to FAT32??
    ... can supposedly do this (I've never used it, so can't attest to the reliability), another highly regarded 3rd party product, BootIT NG can resize NTFS partitions, create and fromat partitions using FAT32 or NTFS. ... If it were me, I'd purchase an inexpensive disk, install it as a slave drive in the PC and format it FAT32 instead of messing with your system partition. ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.general)