Permissions in Windows xp/vista/7 Users.

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What are Permissions?

􀂇 Permissions define the type of access granted

to a user, group, or computer to access resource

objects.

􀂇 Permissions can be applied to resources objects such as

files, folders, and printers

Like: Privilege to read a file, delete a file, or to create a

new file in folder.

􀂇 Permissions can be assigned to users and groups in

Active Directory or on a local computer

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What Are Shared Folders?

􀂇 You can share only folders, not files

􀂇 Default permission on shared folders is Everyone, Read

􀂇 When you copy or move a shared folder, the folder is no

longer shared

􀂇 To hide a shared folder, include a $ after the name of

the shared folder

􀂇 Users access hidden shares by typing the UNC path

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Types of Permissions

􀂇 Share Level Permissions:

􀂱 Can be Implemented on NTFS and FAT partitions

􀃭 Applies to Share Folders only and can be access from

Network

􀃭 Share Permissions can be set only on Drives and

Folders

􀃭 Different Share Permissions are Read, Change, Full

Control

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Types of Permissions

􀂇 Security Level Permissions:

􀂱 Can be Implemented Only on NTFS partitions

􀃭 Applies to Local NTFS Drives only

􀃭 NTFS Permissions can be set on Drives, Files and

Folders

􀃭 Different Permissions are Full Control, Modify, Read

& Execute, Write, Read, List Folder Contents

􀃭 File permissions override folder permissions

􀃭 Creators of files and folders are their owners

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􀂇 When you copy files and folders, they

inherit the permissions of the destination folder

􀂇 When you move files and folders to a different partition,

they inherit the permissions of the destination folder

􀂇 When you move files and folders within the same

partition, they retain their permissions

Effects on NTFS Permissions When Copying or

Moving Files and Folders

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NTFS Partition

E:\

NTFS Partition

C:\

NTFS Partition

D:\

Move

Move

Copy

Effects on NTFS Permissions When Copying or

Moving Files and Folders

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What Is Offline Files?

􀂇 Offline Files is a document-management

feature that provides the user with consistent online

and offline access to network files.

􀂇 Advantages of using Offline Files:

􀂱 Support for mobile users

􀂱 Automatic synchronization etc

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How Offline Files Are Synchronized

􀂇 Disconnected from the network

􀂱 Files are synchronized at logoff. The user

works with the locally cached copy

􀂇 Logged on to the network

􀂱 Files are synchronized at logon. The user works with

the network version of the files

􀂇 If a file has been modified in both locations

􀂱 The user must choose which version of the file to

keep or to rename one file and keep both versions