Re: what is user group "SYSTEM"
From: Doug Knox MS-MVP (dknox_at_mvps.org)
Date: 05/29/05
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Date: Sun, 29 May 2005 14:57:40 -0400
Yes, this is normal, and the security risks are minimal since the System account's "password" is unknown.
-- Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart Display\Security Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes http://www.dougknox.com -------------------------------- Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm -------------------------------- Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit. Unsolicited e-mail is not answered. "windowuser" <windowuser@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:3BE9AA9C-2B6B-4969-B18C-343632A7C641@microsoft.com... > are there security issues arise from "system" user. Should "system" user > have access to all files at all times? > > "Doug Knox MS-MVP" wrote: > >> The SYSTEM account is used to run the background services and programs that run when no user is logged on. >> >> -- >> Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart Display\Security >> Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes >> http://www.dougknox.com >> -------------------------------- >> Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro >> http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm >> -------------------------------- >> Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit. >> Unsolicited e-mail is not answered. >> >> "windowuser" <windowuser@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:841C3A06-52EC-4598-A849-32656BDB9B19@microsoft.com... >> > When setting permissins for files, one of the user groups is "SYSTEM". what >> > exactly is this? >>
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