Re: Grant user exclusive rights to My Documents - Enabled

From: Steven L Umbach (n9rou_at_n0-spam-for-me-comcast.net)
Date: 11/15/04 

Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2004 20:26:58 GMT

The administrator can always gain access if need by taking ownership and
granting permissions. Any administrator or user that has the backup files
and directories user right can backup files that they do not have normal
access to. --- Steve

"Kelvin Beaton" <kelvin at mccsa dot com> wrote in message
news:OVVSzeyyEHA.344@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> I'm trying to understand how "User Configuration\Windows Settings\Folder
> Redirection\My Documents" works.
>
> I guess my question boils down to this.
>
> If I set "Grant user exclusive rights to their My Documents" folder it
> appears they are the only one how has rights, I guess that should be
> obvious, but I'm not sure I like that the Administrator doesn't have
> access either.
>
> Does the backup process have access to these files? I would assume so.
>
> If I don't give the user "Exclusive" access to their files, I'd assume the
> share and security rights apply, is that correct.
>
> Thanks
>
> Kelvin
>

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