Re: NTFS Security

From: Tropicana (fruitpunch_at_islandholiday.com.th)
Date: 04/20/04 

Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2004 13:46:53 +1000

Well "IT WORKED!"

I now have access to a number of things that I couldn't get to previously.

Kindest regards

"Michael Solomon (MS-MVP Windows Shell/User)" <user@#notme.com> wrote in
message news:eel8Z#aJEHA.952@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> You're welcome, good luck.
>
> --
> Michael Solomon MS-MVP
> Windows Shell/User
> Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
> DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
>
> "Tropicana" <relax@tropical.beach.com.mo> wrote in message
> news:eOUbQ8aJEHA.2704@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > Thank you Michael,
> >
> > That seems quite logical, I will notify you if it works.
> >
> > Kindest regards
> >
> > "Michael Solomon (MS-MVP Windows Shell/User)" <user@#notme.com> wrote in
> > message news:u$Km11aJEHA.1388@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> >>
> >> This sounds like a file ownership issue related to NTFS. Note, file
> >> ownership and permissions supersede administrator rights. How you
> >> resolve
> >> it depends upon which version of XP you are running.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> XP-Home
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Unfortunately, XP Home using NTFS is essentially hard wired for "Simple
> > File
> >> Sharing" at system level.
> >>
> >> However, you can set XP Home permissions in Safe Mode. Reboot, and
start
> >> hitting F8, a menu should eventually appear and one of the
> >> options is Safe Mode. Select it. Note, it will ask for the
> > administrator's
> >> password. This is not your administrator account, rather it is the
> >> machine's administrator account for which users are asked to create a
> >> password during setup.
> >>
> >> If you created no such password, when requested, leave blank and press
> >> enter.
> >>
> >> Open Explorer, go to Tools and Folder Options, on the view tab, scroll
to
> >> the bottom of the list, if it shows "Enable Simple File Sharing"
deselect
> > it
> >> and click apply and ok. If it shows nothing or won't let you make a
> > change,
> >> move on to the next step.
> >>
> >> Navigate to the files, right click, select properties, go to the
Security
> >> tab, click advanced, go to the Owner tab and select the user that was
> > logged
> >> on when you were refused permission to access the files. Click apply
and
> >> ok. Close the properties box, reopen it, click add and type in the
name
> > of
> >> the user you just enabled. If you wish to set ownership for everything
> >> in
> >> the folder, at the bottom of the Owner tab is the following selection:
> >> "Replace owner on subcontainers and objects," select it as well.
> >>
> >> Once complete, you should be able to do what you wish with these files
> > when
> >> you log back on as that user.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> XP-Pro
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> If you have XP Pro, temporarily change the limited account to
> >> administrative. First, go to Windows Explorer, go to Tools, select
> >> Folder
> >> Options, go to the View tab and be sure "Use Simple File Sharing" is
not
> >> selected. If it is, deselect it and click apply and ok.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> If you wish everything in a specific folder to be accessible to a user,
> >> right click the folder, select properties, go to the Security tab,
click
> >> Advanced, go to the Owner tab,
> >> select the user you wish to have access, at the bottom of the box, you
> >> should see a check box for "Replace owner on subcontainers and
objects,"
> >> place a check in the box and click apply and ok.
> >>
> >> The user should now be able to perform necessary functions on files in
> >> the
> >> folder even as a limited account. If not, make it an admin account
> >> again,
> >> right click the folder, select Properties, go to the Security tab and
be
> >> sure the user is listed in the user list. If not, click add and type
the
> >> user name in the appropriate box, be sure the user has all the
necessary
> >> permissions checked in the permission list below the user list, click
> > apply
> >> and ok.
> >>
> >> That should do it and allow whatever access you desire for that folder
> > even
> >> in a limited account.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Michael Solomon MS-MVP
> >> Windows Shell/User
> >> Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
> >> DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
> >>
> >> "Tropicana" <relax@tropical.beach.com.mo> wrote in message
> >> news:exL1xhaJEHA.1944@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> >> > Hello to all,
> >> >
> >> > I currently have a PC with 2 HDDs. The first is the OS and software
> >> > and
> >> > the
> >> > second is the data. The data drive included the "My Documents" and
was
> >> > set
> >> > for my account under Windows 2000.
> >> >
> >> > Last week, a virus had totally infected my computer (had no idea as
> >> > that
> > I
> >> > was using Vet anti-virus software from Computer Associates). It
> >> > totally
> >> > slowed down my system that it became inoperable. After repairing the
> > OS,
> >> > the computer was running rather handicapped (no offence to those who
> >> > are
> >> > handicapped)
> >> >
> >> > Under Windows 2000, my data hard drive was formatted to NTFS.
Although
> > I
> >> > managed to save my data drive from the virus but there seems to be
some
> >> > reprocussions that have happened.
> >> >
> >> > I have managed to make a backup on DVD but I believe that I have made
> > some
> >> > changes to the my documents before making the final decision to
install
> >> > Windows XP professional.
> >> >
> >> > One XP was installed, I wished to set the my documents to the data
> >> > drive
> >> > (like the previous Windows) but I cannot get access to that folder.
> >> >
> >> > I know that it is a security feature of NTFS but I am asking is there
a
> >> > way
> >> > that I could get access to this drive for me to get the updated
> >> > information
> >> > that I reluctantly made a crude backup into that folder.
> >> >
> >> > I do hope that someone can help me and reply promptly.
> >> >
> >> > Thankin you all and Kindest regards
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>

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