Introduction to File and Share Permissions in Windows Server 2012

Info Level: Intermediate Presenter: Eli the Computer Guy Date Created: April 17, 2013 Length of Class: 35:11 Research Assistance: Tracks Windows Server 2012 Prerequisites Comfortably be able to use Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8. Be able to create Users and Groups on Windows Server 2012 Purpose of Class This class teaches students about the basic concepts of File and NTFS Permissions in a Windows Server 2012 Environment. Class Notes Permissions and Security are different things Permissions allow Users, or Groups access to Resources such as Files, Folders and Printers It is best to assign Permissions to Groups and not to Individual Users Share and NTFS Permissions are different Share Permissions only matter when Resources are being accessed over the network. If a User is Local the Permissions are ignored. NTFS Permissions are used whether Resources are access over the Network or Locally. Over the Network is there are both Share and NTFS permissions set on a Resource then the Most Restrictive Permission is the one that will be applied. In General it is best to set Share Permissions to a resource to Everyone with Full Control, and then use NTFS Permissions to grant or restrict access. Share Permissions allow you to access Resource through UNC (Universal naming Convention) \\SERVERNAME\SHARE The FAT, FAT 16 and FAT 32 file systems used in Windows 95 and 98 could only use Share Permissions. Inheritance means that Permissions set to parent Folders will be inherited by Child Resources Log in and Out for New Permissions to be applied By Default Creators of Resources are the Owners. Resource Owners can set permissions to Resources. Corrections Lab Setup Used in Demonstration The ETCG Host Computer Specs are: ASUS Model: CM6870US01 16 GB of RAM 1 TB 7200 RPM Hard Drive i7 3.4 GHz Intel Processor Windows Server 2012 Machine Virtual Machine AD, DNS and DHCP have been setup Domain ETCG.com has been created Created 2 Users and 2 Groups Networking Configuration in VirtualBox = Internal Windows 8 Machine Virtual Machine Already a member of the Domain (Etcg.com) Networking Configuration in VirtualBox = Internal Resources