Re: Windows 2000 Server - Everyone

From: Stuart Mueller (I.Dont.Have_at_email.address)
Date: 10/14/04 

Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2004 14:03:57 +0100

Paul sat down at the computer and wrote:

> A Windows 2000 Server (Domain) was installed at my company in the end
> of April. Now, I noticed on all of the Folders in Windows Explorer
> that when you right click on a folder, go to properties, and go to
> security there is a group called Everyone with the persmissions
> dimmed out gray. I did not put that there, so I am thinking it was
> done by default. What permissions does that group grant to users and
> what uses have access? Is it hurting anything? How do I remove that
> group from all of the folders? If I do remove that group, will it
> create problems? Thank You!

I generaly remove hte everyone group, and add the following permissions:

users group - read+exectue+list
Administrators group - Full
System - Full

The domain users group will be a member of the users group and the
domain admins group will be a member of hte administrators group.
You nee the SYSTEM user for the pagefile.

All these permissions I set on hte C: drive, or the root of whatever
drive you want to make the changes on.

Stuart 

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