Re: Cannot deny access to certain data folders

From: GG (gsimon@ameritech.net)
Date: 12/24/02


From: "GG" <gsimon@ameritech.net>
Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2002 07:36:35 -0600

I'm onto something: the partition wasn't NTFS so I never saw the Security
tab. Now I see it !

Gary
"Roger Abell [MVP]" <mvpNOSPAM@asu.edu> wrote in message
news:eSVWdXxqCHA.1776@TK2MSFTNGP09...
> Pro or Home ?
>
> In Pro shut off the Simplified sharing in View tab of Folder Options,
> while in Home or Pro use cacls utility at a cmd prompt or an F8 safe
> mode boot.
>
> You must make sure that the user is not a member of any group
> that is granted permissions, unless the user or a group of which
> the user is a member is explicitly denied the permission.
>
> --
> Roger Abell
> MS MVP (Security, Windows), MCDBA, MCSE both
> Associate Expert - Windows XP ExpertZone
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>
> "GG" <gsimon@ameritech.net> wrote in message
> news:#X1aQ8sqCHA.2260@TK2MSFTNGP10...
> > I do not see the Security Tab. Only General, Sharing and Customize are
> > visible when I right click on the folder and select Properties or
Sharing
> &
> > Security
> >
> > Gary
> >
> >
> > "Karl Levinson [x y] mvp" <levinson_k@excite.com> wrote in message
> > news:eR7u0SpqCHA.2540@TK2MSFTNGP12...
> > >
> > > "GG" <gsimon@ameritech.net> wrote in message
> > > news:eMsQiOoqCHA.2548@TK2MSFTNGP10...
> > > > I've set NTFS permissions for user XXXX to deny everything to my
photo
> > > > model's folder. The user is not a member of a group that has Read
> > > permission
> > > > to that folder. Yet, when I log on as that user I can open and view
> > files
> > > in
> > > > the folder.
> > >
> > > Deny everything to which user or group? Were the appropriate
checkboxes
> > > selected to force the permissions to be inherited by files in the
> folder?
> > > [Inheritance of permissions from the parent folder might have been
> > disabled
> > > on individual files or subfolders, and might need to be reset using
this
> > > method.]
> > >
> > > Also, I assume you are looking at the Security tab on the properties
of
> > the
> > > files and not at the Share permissions on the folder. Share
permissions
> > > only apply when the files are accessed through the network share and
do
> > not
> > > apply when accessing the files locally.
> > >
> > > It does sound like the permissions are not set up correctly. You
could
> > > either reexamine and/or post the permissions on one sample file, or
you
> > > could enable auditing for successful file access to that folder for
the
> > > Everyone group
> > >
> > > Be careful when using Deny. If you Deny the Everyone group, then
> Everyone
> > > is denied, including Administrators. [Though administrators can
always
> > take
> > > ownership of the files to fix the problem.]
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>



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