Re: How can I get access to files and folders on my portable drive on other computers?

From: Dmitry Kopnichev (kopn_at_hotbox.ruDELETE)
Date: 07/14/05 

Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2005 11:34:21 +0400

Yes, but this does not prevent domain administrators from seeing my folders
and files.
"Roger Abell" <mvpNOSpam@asu.edu> wrote in message
news:uZkJd0AiFHA.3064@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> so you could use Administrators instead of Users
>
> --
> Roger
>
> "Dmitry Kopnichev" <kopn@hotbox.ruDELETE> wrote in message
> news:uvSVy36hFHA.3912@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>> I can log in as an admin on each machine where use is needed.
>> "Roger Abell" <mvpNOSpam@asu.edu> wrote in message
>> news:uVgvszuhFHA.1948@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> > Still struggling with this hey Dmitry ?
>> >
>> > Since you cannot install anything on the machines where this
>> > will be used, you really need to just use NTFS.
>> >
>> > To get it set up you will for a while have to have a grant to a
>> > built-in group, like Users, unless you can log in as an admin on
>> > each machine where use is needed.
>> > 1. set full control for Users on the external NTFS
>> > then on each system where it will be used
>> > 2. set full grant to the account used on that system
>> > when doing this
>> > 2a. the grants to accounts from other systems are known only
>> > on the other systems and so will show up as SID strings or
>> > as Unknown - leave them alone.
>> > 3. when you set the grant to the last account, on the last system
>> > where this will be used, remove the grant of Full to Users
>> > that was only needed in order to be able to make the grants
>> > to the specific users
>> > Whatever temporary group, like Users above, used to build
>> > up the desired permissions must be understood on each system
>> > so it must be a builtin group that will include the account you
>> > log in with on each system.
>> >
>> > --
>> > Roger Abell
>> > Microsoft MVP (Windows Security)
>> >
>> > "Dmitry Kopnichev" <kopn@hotbox.ruDELETE> wrote in message
>> > news:u1uy8XrhFHA.3316@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>> >> Hello
>> >> How can I get access to my files and folders on my portable drive on
>> >> other
>> >> computers? I do not want to give access to a Windows XP group because
>> >> I
>> >> don't want
>> >> Administrators of our domain have direct access to my files on the
> drive.
>> >> They will not take ownership because I will see the taking. I want to
> get
>> >> access by a password.
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>>
>
>

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