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View effective file access permissions

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- [Instructor] All administrators should be able to see how much access a user has to a shared resource. This can be easily done using the effective file access tab in each folder on the server. This can help troubleshoot an issue when the user says they don't have access when they should, and it can also be a way of spot auditing user access when checking the server. NTFS folders, which is the standard way of formatting a drive, are used to give access to users in two different ways, Share and Security permissions. There are Share and Security permission tabs at the top of each folder. When we share a folder, the Shared permissions are added together and the least restriction is applied. Likewise, Security permissions are added together and the least restrictions are applied as well. Share and security permissions are then added together, and the most restrictive access is applied. The Effective Access tab helps us see the results of these permissions. We can certainly manually…

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