CREATE AN ADDITIONAL SHARE NAME FOR A FOLDER

9-27Lesson 2 Combining Shared Folder Permissions and NTFS Permissions

Sandra is a member of the following groups:

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Sales

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Users

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Sales Managers

NTFS permissions are configured as shown in Figure 9-11.Shared folder permissions

are configured as shown in Figure 9-12.

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Figure 9-11

Examine the NTFS permissions for the Brochures folder.

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Figure 9-12

Examine the shared folder permissions for the Brochures folder.

Why can Sandra open the file but not save it in the shared folder? How would you

solve the problem?

Chapter Summary

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Sharing a folder makes the folder available to users on the network. You should

understand the following points about shared folders:

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Simple File Sharing is enabled by default on computers running Windows XP

Professional that are members of a workgroup. Simple File Sharing is not

available on computers that are members of a domain.

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The three shared folder permissions are Read, Change, and Full Control.

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To share a folder, you must be a member of the Administrators or Power

Users groups, or have the Create Permanent Shared Objects user right

assigned to your account.

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You can share folders, but not individual files.

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You can share folders on NTFS or FAT volumes.

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You can create multiple share names for a single folder.

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Windows XP Professional automatically shares folders for administrative pur-

poses. These shares are marked with a dollar sign ($), which hides them from

users who browse the computer.

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You can use Computer Management to view, create, and modify shared folders,

as well as to view users that are connected to each share. You can also use Com-

puter Management to remotely manage shared folders on other computers.

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When shared folder permissions and NTFS permissions exist on a folder, you can

calculate the overall effective permissions by calculating the effective shared

folder permissions, then calculating the effective NTFS permissions, and then

applying the more restrictive of those two.