Re: password on folders, files on Win2K Pro

From: serverguy (nospammers_at_spambites.com)
Date: 03/31/04


Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2004 11:26:08 -0500

Yes, but not the way you are asking. You need to assign user account
permissions to the folder and/or files that you want to protect, and only
allow access to those user accounts. I suggest you do some reading on NTFS
permissions, it can be quite complex.

"JC" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:11ba601c4172f$f6d59230$a001280a@phx.gbl...
> Hello,
> Is there a way to put a password on folders and files on a
> win2k professional workstations? I have partion the drive
> as NTFS.
> Let me know.
> Thanks



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