Re: Best Practices for NTFS Shares

anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com
Date: 07/26/04 

Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2004 10:52:11 -0700

Thanks a lot. I needed to find documentation to support my
assertion that we get rid of the FC on the Everyone
Group. These links are very helpful.
>-----Original Message-----
>The Windows 2000 Security Hardening Guide is a pretty
good read though I don't know
>if it has exactly what you are looking for. Generally you
want to follow the least
>permissions needed rule to set up folders. By default W2K
gives everyone full control
>to a share which you should change to full control for
administrators and read or
>modify for the appropriate users group that needs access
to the share. Read allows
>execute permissions to a share while modify is needed for
write and delete.
>
>NTFS permissions work in conjunction with share
permissions for network access and
>the most restrictive of the two permissions will apply to
a user. Avoid using
>everyone/users group in shares or ntfs permissions unless
you want all users to have
>access. The links below may be helpful. --- Steve
>
>http://support.microsoft.com/?id=301195
>http://www.windowsitlibrary.com/Content/592/toc.html
>http://www.microsoft.com/technet/Security/prodtech/win2000
/win2khg/05sconfg.mspx#XSLTsection129121120120
>
>
>"Rob" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message
>news:438b01c4732a$d0d11300$a401280a@phx.gbl...
>> I am searching for a white paper on best practices for
>> setting up NTFS Shares in W2K. Can anyone point me in
the
>> right direction or have an article number I can search
on?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Rob
>
>
>.
>

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