Chapter 13 - Users, Groups, and Permissions Flashcards
Allow vs. Deny
Allows NTFS permissions and Denies Inheritance.
Users and Groups
Groups are containers with certain permissions that user accounts can be added to and removed from.
Group Permissions
Permissions are assigned to groups for easy administration.
Built in Windows groups are?
Administrator and Standard User
Administrator Group
Administrator group users are super users or admin users.
Local Users and Groups
an old windows application that provides the most control over users and groups. Windows comes with a Guest account used for Guest.
Power Users
Power users are almost like Admin users. Just powers can’t take control of other users stuff(folders, data) like admin users can.
Standard NTFS Permissions for a folders and Files
Full-Control, Modify, Read and Execute, List folder contents, Read, and Write
Full-Control permission
NTFS permission that enables you to do anything you want with both folders and files.
Modify permission
NTFS permission that enables you to read, write and delete both files and subfolders.
Read and Execute permission
NTFS permission that enables you to see contents of the folder, subfolders, and files as well as run any executable programs or associations in that folder.
List folder contents permission
NTFS permission that enables you to see the contents of the folder and subfolders.
Read permission
NTFS permission that enables you to view a folder’s contents and open any file in the folder.
Write permission
NTFS permission that enables you to write to files and create new files and folders.
Inheritance
When a new folder or file gets the permissions of the folder in which it was created.
Linux and MacOS permissions are what?
Use owner, group, and everyone
Linux, MacOS owner, group, and everyone permissions are what?
All three can have read, write or execute
File Explorer(FE) sections
Navigation Pane, Preview Pane, Details Pane
FE Navigation Pane
The main pane of file explorer. The Pane always on the left.
FE Preview Pane
Gives you a preview of a file if it can depending on what it is.
FE Details Pane
Give you small details about the file.
Navigation Pane(NP) sections
Quick Access
FE NP Quick Access
Is all the main stuff that you click or go into a lot. Windows automatically picks them. You can add and remove things from the Quick Access
FE NP This PC
Shows everything in Quick Access but also shows your drives.
FE NP Cloud(OneDrive)
Shows you cloud or OneDrive files
FE NP Network
You can see shared folders on the network.
View Options tabs are what?
General, View and Search.
General tab in View Options
Allows you customize general things like opening each folder in the same or new window, along with single click or double click to open folders.
View Tab in the View Options
Allows you to show hidden files, folders, and drives. And allows you to make and set changes to all folders
Attributes
Small definable features of a folder. Like hiding or encrypting a file.
Hide Extensions
Hides the three letter extensions at the end of a file.
File association
Setting a default program for certain file extensions to open up in.
File Explorer
Is the primary tool for folder and file manipulation in Windows.
Microsoft LAN Manager
Pre-dates Windows. But is still around today
NTFS vs. Network Share Permission
NTFS has no networking function built into it.
UNC stands for what?
Universal Naming Convention(UNC). Naming convention need to share a folder or file onto the network.
Mapping Drives
Allows shared resources to be mapped to a drive letter.
Local Security Policy
Allows you to manage policies.
Domain Policies
Policies on a Domain that over a system’s local policies if that system is connected to a domain.
Security Polices
Define a broad spectrum of security features.
