A+ Chapter 11

What is file permission?

A systems that controls the ability of the users to view, change, navigate, and execute the contents of the file system.

What is ACL?

Access control list (ACL). The ACL identifies the users or groups and their level of access to the folder or file.

What are the 2 system files in windows?

C:\programfiles and C:\programfiles(x86) on a 64 bit operating system for 32 bit applications

Where are USER files kept in Windows 10?

C:\users\username

What are File Attributes?

File attributes are settings associated with computer files that grant or deny certain rights to how a user or the operating system can access that file.

What does full permission do?

Includes all other actions and adds the ability to take ownership of and change permissions on the folder.

What is a Library?

It groups files and folders, stored both locally and on a network location into a single folder.

What is the purpose of a file extension?

It identifies what the file is, what it contains and what was used to change and modify the file.

What is the minimum permission to delete a file?

Modify

What is "inheritance"?

Permissions granted to the folder apply to all files, subfolders, and files in subfolders within the shared folder. This is called inheritance. Inherited permissions are those permissions that are propagated to an object from a parent object

What are the biggest attributes?

R.A.S.H. S.E.A.R.C.H. I.P. System (S) The S attribute identifies a file as a system file that cannot be deleted. Encrypted The encrypted attribute encrypts a file. Archive (A) The A attribute identifies if a file has been modified since the last backup. Read only (R) The R attribute marks a file as read-only meaning that the file cannot be altered by subsequent users. Compressed The compression attribute causes a file to be compressed to save space on the hard drive. A file can either be encrypted or compressed, but not both. Hidden (H) The H attribute hides a file within the file system so that it cannot be viewed or accessed by users that do not have access to its specific filename. Indexing The index attribute specifies how a file is indexed. Indexing allows a system to quickly locate files using additional extensions assigned by the user. Permissions NTFS permissions control access to folders and files through the Windows operating system. • NTFS permissions are only available for files on a partition formatted with NTFS. • Each file has an access control list (ACL) that identifies users or groups and the actions they can perform on the file. • Permissions are saved as an attribute of the file. • Moving NTFS files to another NTFS partition preserves the permissions; moving NTFS files to a non-NTFS partition removes the permissions.

What is a administrative shares?

They are hidden network shares created in Windows that allow system administrators to have remote access to every disk volume on a network-connected system.

What is the purpose of system variables?

They are used to point to files running on your system

Why can you NOT encrypt or compress but not both?

They rely on each other, you need one to do the other.

What is the minimum permission to copy a file on NTFS to another file?

To copy a file or folder, you must have the Read permission to the source file and the Write permission to the destination location.

What is the minimum permission to move a file on NTFS?

To move a file or folder, you must have Read and Modify permissions to the source file, and the Write permission to the destination location.

What is a UNC?

Universal Naming Convention. It connects you to a share on a host.

When did we get file permissions in Windows?

Windows XP

How do you use a UNC?

\\computername\sharename

what is Metadata?

a set of data that describes and gives information about other data.

How to create a administrative share?

add a $ to the volume letter

What is the principle of least privilege?

give a user only those privilege that are essential to that users work.

How to attach a volume letter using command line?

net use F: \\Wrk1\shared2 maps drive letter F: to a specific shared folder. net use * \\Wrk1\shared2 maps the next available drive letter to the shared folder.

Copying files from one partition to another?

• If you copy or move a file to a non-NTFS partition, all permissions are removed. • In all cases, if you copy or move a file to an NTFS partition, it will inherit the permissions assigned to the parent partition and folders. • If a file has explicit NTFS permissions assigned to that file: o If you copy or move the file to a different NTFS partition, the explicit permissions will be removed. o If you move the file to a different folder on the same NTFS partition, the explicit permissions will be kept. o If you copy the file to a different folder on the same NTFS partition, the explicit permissions will be removed.