Shares versus NTFS

carolina

I'm getting confused with my video. My understanding is "SHARES" are considered Network permissions and NTFS are considered "LOCAL" permissions? Maybe I better go review that section again.

Regards,
Carolina

RussS

Hi Carolina


You are not far off the mark there. Probably not a bad idea to go over it again if you have concerns. I guess the thing to remember is that NTFS is a file system with lots of bells and whistles, whereas sharing is more of a function.
The NTFS file system is used by Win NT/2000/XP and uses relational database and transaction processing to provide features like file system reliability, file system recovery, large storage media support and data security. NTFS Version 5 introduced with Win2000 added feautres such as DFS, Volume mount points disk quotas etc. NTFS permissions drill right down to file level and are Write, Read, Read & Execute, Modify and Full Control.

Sharing permissions are at folder lever and are Read, Change and Full Control.

One must also remember that with permissions any deny over-rides an allow so if a folder is shared with full control and a file in it has a deny then that deny is the permission for that file.


Hopefully this helps clarify things for you.