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Hide files from casual users?
Is there a set of permissions that can be applied to a file or folder
that would allow a user to open the file in Notepad or some other program if they know the full path and name of the file but would not allow that user to see the file in Windows Explorer? The files exist in a folder on an XP Pro machine and are accessed via from another PC via a mapped drive. -- ..Bill. |
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Hide files from casual users?
"Bill" wrote in message ...
Is there a set of permissions that can be applied to a file or folder that would allow a user to open the file in Notepad or some other program if they know the full path and name of the file but would not allow that user to see the file in Windows Explorer? The files exist in a folder on an XP Pro machine and are accessed via from another PC via a mapped drive. Right-click on the folder, Properties, Security, Advanced button. Use File - Help and Support to search on "permissions", then click on the entry simply labelled "Permissions", click on "File and Folder Permissions" to see what they mean. |
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VanguardLH wrote:
Use File - Help and Support to search on "permissions", then click on the entry simply labelled "Permissions", There is no entry labeled simply "Permissions" in my XP Pro SP2. -- ..Bill. |
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"Bill" wrote in message
... VanguardLH wrote: Use File - Help and Support to search on "permissions", then click on the entry simply labelled "Permissions", There is no entry labeled simply "Permissions" in my XP Pro SP2. "Permissions and user Rights" - 6th item down in Overviews Articles, and Tutorials" in XP SP2 Help and Support, searching on "Permissions" |
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Gordon wrote:
"Permissions and user Rights" - 6th item down in Overviews Articles, and Tutorials" in XP SP2 Help and Support, searching on "Permissions" Interesting. "Permissions and user rights" is the 9th item on my system and the only thing it talks about is the rights you need to run backups. -- ..Bill. |
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"Bill" wrote in message
... VanguardLH wrote: Use File - Help and Support to search on "permissions", then click on the entry simply labelled "Permissions", There is no entry labeled simply "Permissions" in my XP Pro SP2. Try searching on "folder permissions". For me, it's the 9th entry down in the first search group "Suggested Topics". Or, in an address bar, enter: ms-its:C:\WINDOWS\Help\aclui.chm::/sag_seconceptsunobject.htm but navigation doesn't work outside of the help program, so then enter: ms-its:C:\WINDOWS\Help\aclui.chm::/acl_special_permissions.htm |
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Hide files from casual users?
Thanks for your help. That might be a very usefull matrix if it were
accompanied by some explanatory text. I am guessing that what it tells me is that any permissions that allow the user to read or execute a file also allow the user to list the contents of the folder in Windows Explorer which means that the user can easily copy the files. -- ..Bill. |
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Hide files from casual users?
"Bill" wrote in message
... Thanks for your help. That might be a very usefull matrix if it were accompanied by some explanatory text. I am guessing that what it tells me is that any permissions that allow the user to read or execute a file also allow the user to list the contents of the folder in Windows Explorer which means that the user can easily copy the files. -- .Bill. If you cannot understand the description of the folder/file permissions then you really should not be administering anyone else's host. Or, if it your host that is sharing files and you don't want others to use those files, and because you cannot figure out the permissions, just turn off file and printer sharing on your host. Have the other users use sneakernet to get your files or you can upload them to an FTP server or to online web page space. |
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