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"LTCstudent" <guest@unknown-email.com> wrote in message
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>
> This is a question from my book that me my friend and I are struggling
> with.
>
>
>
> ::*A user is assigned Read permission to the NTFS folder C:\ACCOUNTING.
> They require full access to C:\ACCOUNTING\FORMS. This can be
> accomplished by:*
> ::
> *A)* not possible
>
> *B)* blocking permission inheritance at C:\ACCOUNTING\FORMS and
> assigning the user Full control to C:\ACCOUNTING\FORMS
>
> *C)* assigning the user Full control to C:\ACCOUNTING
>
> *D)* blocking permission inheritance at C:\ACCOUNTING and assigning the
> user Full control to C:\ACCOUNTING\FORMS
>
> *E)* assigning the user Full control to C:\ACCOUNTING\FORMS
>
>
>
> My friend believes the answer is *E*. I believe that may give you the
> same end result that you are looking for, but that would be assuming
> that the _Full_Control_ permission would override the _Read_ permission
> (which may be true, but our book doesn't specifically state anything
> like that).
>
> I personally believe the answer is *B* because when you deny the
> permission inheritance, it will (as stated in the book) prompt you to
> clarify whether the permissions should be copied or just removed
> entirely. Then you can clarify what permission the C:\ACCOUNTING\FORMS
> folder should have.
>
>
>
> His reasoning is (I think this is crap by the way) that the book wants
> us to go the "shortest" route possible, similar to computer programming.
> The analogy he used was that when you are writing a program you try to
> write the program as small and use as few steps as possible in order to
> make the program as efficient as possible and that is the same with this
> question and that is why E is right. :sarc:
>
> My reasoning is that the book explains permissions as though you should
> remove the inheritance from the folder then assign the permission the
> way you want the person to have them. Period.
>
> Please help us figure this out. We have a mid-term Wednesday (in 2
> days) and I'm beginning to get confused. TIA
>
>
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> LTCstudent