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 8-4Use the Select Users or Groups dialog box to add additional users and groups.
Table 8-4Select 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