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Windows® Small Business Server 2011
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Windows® Small Business Server 2011

by Charlie Russel and Sharon Crawford
May 2011
Beginner content levelBeginner
848 pages
22h 37m
English
Microsoft Press
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Chapter 10. Shares and Permissions

Anyone who has used a computer for any length of time is familiar with the concept of sharing. One shares photos and videos and writings with others. This isn’t necessarily done on a network—sharing is often done via email or on a website.

On a business network, sharing is the key to getting work done. However, not everything needs to be shared with everyone, which is why the use of shares is always linked with the use of permissions.

Share Permissions vs. File Permissions

There are two kinds of permissions involved in any shared folder—those on the actual share and those imposed by the underlying file system. These permissions are subtractive. This means that the most restrictive permission will win. Managing permissions ...

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