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Users Permission for Editing
Name: mk1409 Date: December 12, 2008 at 11:04:23 Pacific OS: WinXp CPU/Ram: Intel Product: Dell / DELL
Comment:
I am trying to limit some users ability to edit a users ability to edit a file, while still allowing others to do so. I have user groups set up in WinServer2003 and want to block "all users" ability to edit the file, then add exceptions. I am doing this in the security tab (of the file) in WinXP. My problem is, XP seems to default to the lowest possible permissions. This means that if I give "User A" the ability to modify the file they still cannot because they are included in the "all users" group. Is there any way around this, so that I can block the majority of people, but allow a few without creating a new user group?
Name: Jennifer SUMN Date: December 12, 2008 at 12:05:50 Pacific
Reply:
XP will indeed default to the most restrictive. So you have to base your permissions on that. Remove the "Users" and create groups. Then, set the proper permissions for each group.
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