8-9LESSON 2 ASSIGNING NTFS PERMISSIONS AND SPECIAL PERMISSIONSFIGURE 8...

8-9Lesson 2 Assigning NTFS Permissions and Special PermissionsFigure 8-3

Use the Security tab of the Properties dialog box for a folder to set NTFS permissions.

Clicking the Add button on the Security tab of a file or folder’s Properties dialog box

displays the Select Users Or Groups dialog box (see Figure 8-4). Use this dialog box to

add users or groups so that you can assign them permissions for accessing a folder or

file. The options available in the Select Users Or Groups dialog box are described in

Table 8-4.

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Figure 8-4

Use the Select Users or Groups dialog box to add additional users and groups.

Table 8-4

Select Users Or Groups Dialog Box Options

Option Description

Allows you to select the types of objects you want to look for, such as

Select This Object

Type

built-in user accounts, groups, and computer accounts.

From This Location Indicates where you are currently looking; for example, in the domain

or on the local computer.

Locations Allows you to select where you want to look; for example, in the

domain or on the local computer.

Enter The Object

Allows you to type in a list of built-in users or groups to be added.

Names To Select

Check Names Verifies the selected list of built-in users or groups to be added.

Advanced Allows you access to advanced search features, including the ability to

search for deleted accounts, accounts with passwords that do not

expire, and accounts that have not logged on for a certain number of

days.

How to Grant or Deny Special Permissions

Click the Advanced button on the Security tab of a file or folder’s Properties dialog box

to display the Advanced Security Settings dialog box (shown in Figure 8-5), which lists

the users and groups and the permissions they have on this object. The Permissions

Entries box also shows where the permissions were inherited from and where they are

applied.

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Figure 8-5

Assign special permissions using the Permissions tab of the Advanced Security Set-

tings dialog box.

You can use the Advanced Security Settings dialog box to change the permissions set

for a user or group. To change the permissions set for a user or group, select a user and

click Edit to display the Permission Entry For dialog box (see Figure 8-6). You can then

select or clear the specific permissions, explained in Table 8-5, that you want to

change.