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8-6 Chapter 8 Securing Resources with NTFS Permissions
By default, whatever permissions you assign to the parent folder also apply to subfolders
and files contained within the parent folder. When you assign NTFS permissions to give
access to a folder, you assign permissions for the folder and for any existing files and subfolders,
as well as for any new files and subfolders that are created in the folder.
You can prevent permissions that are assigned to a parent folder from being inherited
by subfolders and files that are contained within the folder. That is, you can change the
default inheritance behavior and cause subfolders and files to not inherit permissions
that have been assigned to the parent folder containing them.
The folder for which you prevent permissions inheritance becomes the new parent
folder. The subfolders and files contained within this new parent folder inherit the permissions
assigned to it.
Lesson Review
Use the following questions to help determine whether you have learned enough to
move on to the next lesson. If you have difficulty answering these questions, review
the material in this lesson before beginning the next lesson. You can find answers to
these questions in the “Questions and Answers” section at the end of this chapter.
1. Which of the following statements correctly describe NTFS file and folder permissions?
Choose all that apply.
a. NTFS security is effective only when a user gains access to the file or folder
over the network.
b. NTFS security is effective when a user gains access to the file or folder on the
local computer.
c. NTFS permissions specify which users and groups can gain access to files and
folders and what they can do with the contents of the file or folder.
d. NTFS permissions can be used on all file systems available with Windows XP
Professional.
2. Which of the following NTFS folder permissions allow you to delete the folder?
Choose the correct answer.
a. Read
b. Read & Execute
c. Modify
d. Administer
3. Which of the NTFS file permissions should you assign to a file if you want to allow
users to delete the file but do not want to allow users to take ownership of a file?