File Sharing Permissions 1

[MattWray]

I am configuring a server for file sharing. Some of these docs are sensitive, and are not to be accessed by everyone. When I go to sharing> permissions, I remove everyone and add the users I want to access, and set to read only. Problem is when I try to access these files from one of these users, I get Access Denied error message. I am still very new to this and any help would be appreciated!

Matt Wray
CCNA

 

[Claudius]

Microsoft NT/W2K provides access to files using simultaneously two permissions schemes : Share and NTFS (file permissions). Access is granted according to the most restrictive of both. By example, is UserA has CHANGE permission from the Share permission scheme and READ permission from NTFS, READ will win.
Common usage is to manage NTFS permission instead of Share (leaving it to Everyone FULL).
Hope this helps.

CM

 

[MattWray]

Thanks!

Matt Wray
CCNA