You work as a desktop support technician at Domain.com. The Domain.com network consists of a single Active Directory domain named Domain.com. All servers on the Domain.com network run Windows 2000 Server and all client computers run Windows XP Professional.
Andy Reid is the manager of the Human Resources department. Andy Reid is responsible for maintaining Domain.com employee files that are stored in a folder named CKUsers. The CKUsers folder is located on a removable hard disk that is formatted as NTFS. Andy Reid goes on vacation and instructs is assistant named Kara Lang to update the Domain.com employee files that are stored on the removable hard disk.
Kara Lang attaches the removable disk to her client computer named Certkiller -WS270. However, when she tries to open files on the removable disk she receives an error message stating that access is denied. You need to ensure that Kara Lang can update the files on the removable disk but Kara Lang should not be allowed to change other user permissions on the disk.
What should you do?
A.
Take ownership of the files on the removable disk and assign Kara Lang the Allow – Modify permissions to the CKUsers folder.
B.
Take ownership of the files on the removable disk and assign Kara Lang the Allow – Take Ownership permissions to the CKUsers folder.
C.
Add Kara Lang to the local Administrators group on Certkiller -WS270.
D.
Assign Kara Lang the Allow – Change permission for the CKUsers folder.
Explanation:
Kara Lang must be assigned permissions to be able to access the files on the removable disk. However, only the owner of the files can assign permission to the files but she was not assigned any permission to the files. You need to assign Kara Lang appropriate permissions; therefore you must take ownership of the files and assign Kara Lang Allow – Modify for the files on the removable disk.
Incorrect Answers:
B: Kara Lang must not be able to change other user’s permissions to the files on the removable disk. If she has Allow – Take Ownership permissions, the n she will be able to change other users’ permissions.
C: Simply making Kara Lang a member of the local Administrators group on Certkiller -WS270 will not allow her to access the files on the removable disk.
D: Only the owner of the files is able to assign permissions to the files. Therefore, you must take ownership of the files first.
Reference:
Lisa Donald & James Chellis, MCSA/MCSE: Windows XP Professional Study Guide, Third Edition, Sybex, Alameda, 2005, p. 360.