Re: Non-Admin User Can Delete Files in Shared Document

From: Colin Nash [MVP] (x_at_x)
Date: 07/03/05

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    "Peter" <Peter@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
    news:7316CBCD-6E95-4E0C-A7AF-E585E8605A05@microsoft.com...
    >I am using Windows XP Home SP2 and realised my non-admin users can delete
    > folders/files I moved to "shared documents" under "my computer". How do I
    > prevent this? According to the MS support web site, be default,
    > folders/files
    > moved to "shared documents" have level 3 security, only read access for
    > non-admin users.
    >
    > Would appreciate any help and advise.

    If you *move* a file, it will keep it's existing security settings. So if
    you grab something from one user's own documents folder, and move it to the
    shared folder, they will still have access. The easiest way to get around
    this is to *copy* the file and delete the original.

    Of course, there is absolutely no filesystem security unless your volumes
    are formatted with NTFS (as opposed to FAT32.) You can determine what
    filesystem the volume uses by right-clicking the drive letter in Explorer/My
    Computer and choosing Properties.

    If you are using FAT32 and want to convert, see...

    http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/maintain/convertfat.mspx 

    -- 
Colin Nash
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User
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