Sharing & Security Permissions
Sharing a folder: Go to Folder properties which you want to share then
select sharing – click on the “Share
Folder” – Apply
“Note: if the function is not open
then go to control panel – admin tool – Local Security policy- Local Policy –
Security Option- set network access: sharing &
security model guest to Classic & Apply & OK.”
Share folder permission
Go to folder properties – sharing – Permissions
There are three types of Permissions
1. Full control
2. Change
3. Read
Folder Security Permission
Go to folder properties – Security
There are seven types of permissions
1. Full Control
2. Modify
3. Read & Execute
4. List folder contents
5. Read
6. Write
7. Special Permission ( which
keeps blocked )
Permission Meaning for Folders Meaning for Files
Read Permits viewing and listing of files and subfolders
Permits viewing or accessing of the file's contents
Write Permits adding of files and subfolders Permits
writing to a file
Read & Execute Permits viewing and listing of files
and subfolders as well as executing of files; inherited by files and folders Permits viewing and accessing of the file's contents as well as executing of the file
List Folder Contents Permits viewing and listing of files
and subfolders as well as executing of files; inherited by folders only
Modify Permits reading and writing of files and
subfolders; allows deletion of the folder Permits reading and writing of the file; allows
deletion of the file
Full Control Permits reading, writing, changing, and
deleting of files and subfolders Permits reading, writing, changing and deleting of
the file
Notes by Neeraj
www.techoinfotech.com
To Grant full control permission to any user for a share folder
Go to folder properties – sharing – permission – click add
– advance – find now – select any user – ok – select
user – check “allow full control” – apply
Note: If there is no security page is shown then open my
computer – tools – folder option – view – un-check
last option (use simple file sharing)
To Access a share folder from another computer
Start – run - \\IP – OK
Or Click My network places - entire network – windows
network – open domain name or workgroup name –
open computer name – open share folder
Note:
By default all drives of a computer is shared. You can access it by the command
(\\IP\ drive letter with $ sign)
