Re: Deploying software packages & permissions

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From: Chriss3 [MVP] (noSpamHere_at_chrisse.se)
Date: 02/28/05 

Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 16:42:40 +0100

Yes if the computer is member of the particular group it should works.
During Software installation for software's applied to computers, the
computer account are used to access the network, since no user context is
actually logged on during this process so the user permission doesn't
matter. 

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"Harrison Midkiff" <HMidkiff@aviinc.com> skrev i meddelandet 
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> Hello:
>
> I created a folder on my network for deploying my software packages.  The 
> folder is called "Packages".  When I deploy packages I deploy them to 
> computers not to users.  Software packages are deployed by a computer 
> being in a group.  I want to make sure I apply permissions so users can 
> only access packages which are authorized for there computer.  In my 
> "Packages" folder I have created sub folders for each of the applications 
> I deploy. Can I just remove the everyone group from these folders and then 
> add the proper group?  Since this is a computer account and not a user 
> account I am a little puzzled how the permissions will apply.
>
> Harrison Midkiff
>

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