Managing File Systems
File and Folder Permissions
Default Folder Permissions
- The first level of folder in an NTFS partition is the root folder.
- The default permissions for the root folder are:
- Members of the computer's Administrators group have full control
- The operating system has full control
- Members of the computer's Users group have the ability to read and execute programs
- Authenticated users have the ability to create folders in this folder
- Authenticated users have the ability to create files and write data in subfolders only
- The default permissions for C: subfolders are:
- Members of the computer's Administrators group have full control
- The operating system has full control
- Members of the computer's Users group have the ability to read and execute programs
- Authenticated users have the ability to create, modify, and delete files and folders in this folder and its subfolders
- Additional folders and files inherit permissions from the parent. Inheritance allows a permission setting to propagate to lower subfolders.
- NTFS permissions are assigned using two formats:
- NTFS standard permissions
- Individual NTFS permissions