Re: everyone can use cacls.exe?

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From: Laura E. Hunter \(MVP\) (hunter(nospamplease)_at_sfs.upenn.edu)
Date: 05/06/04


Date: Thu, 6 May 2004 10:47:21 -0400

Here are the default NTFS permissions for a 2000 install:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;Q244600&ID=KB;EN-US;Q244600

2 caveats to be very aware of:

NOTE: These permissions do not apply to a drive that is converted to NTFS
using the Convert utility. A converted NTFS drive consists of all files and
folders with Everyone--Full Control as the default permission.

NOTE: The default permissions for the C:\ root directory, and all other hard
drive root directories (for example D:\, E:\), enable Full Control for the
Everyone special group, in Windows 2000.

You can tighten these NTFS permissions manually, or by using Security
Templates.

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Laura E. Hunter - MCSE, MCT, MVP
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"arno" <schoblochr@azoppoth.at> wrote in message 
news:u$OgZf3MEHA.3944@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> Hi,
>
> Win2k Terminal Server SP4 and DC all-in-one-wonder-machine
>
> I have just written a batchfile that sets user-rights with cacls.exe. Any
> normal user can run this batch successfully.
>
> So, everyone can set any userrights? Or did I not set the userrights for 
> my
> C:\winnt folder correctly? Shall I restrict the user rights for cacls? If
> yes, for what other exe-files should I do that, too?
>
> My local drives are all hidden and cannot be accessed. Dos-Console is
> disabled. However, anyone can write a batchfile and run it, I cannot turn
> this off as some programs need that.
>
> Best regards
>
> arno
>
>
> 


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