Home Directory Permissions

From: Don Jones (jonesds1_at_comcast.net)
Date: 04/21/04 

Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2004 17:19:57 -0700

What should the user's home directories permissions be?

Using a Windows NT 4.0 Domain, and adding users with Home
Directories, the end permissions are UserName with Full
Control and no other users have access.

Under Windows 2000 Domain, The user's home directory is
inheriting the permissions of the parent folder. Admin
Full Control, System Full Control, Users Full Control,
and the username full control. The folder has the box
checked to to inheirt permissions from the parent.

I was under the impression, that home directories should
only be accessible by the "user" and no one else unless
the user gave them access. Am I missing something?

Thanks.

Don Jones

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