Object permission settings allow the control of access to the object. If I don't want every Tom, Dick and Mary to be able to obtain a recovery agent certificate for Encrypting File System (EFS), I set ...

Understanding the ins and outs of AD and object permissions is no simple task, but your efforts can help avoid catastrophe. "I need more circuits in this room," I told him. "Oh, computers don't draw ...

Understanding the ins and outs of AD and object permissions is no simple task, but your efforts can help avoid catastrophe. "I need more circuits in this room," I told him. "Oh, computers don't draw ...

Active Directory (AD) is an excellent file and folder permissions, security, and management tool. It allows administrators to give permission to access specific folders to specific users. Simply put, ...

Controlling who gets access to what in Active Directory means digging into the depths of AD. So grab a shovel and come along. In addition to writing this column, I have a weekly newsletter called ...

I'm trying to fix a bunch of of permissions across dozens of user folders on a file server. Since they are user folders, I really need to script it. Each folder should have BUILTIN\Administrators, ...

As mentioned, Effective Permissions is a set of permissions for any user or user group to access the file or folder. Windows sets permissions for each file or folder object to secure the user’s ...