A folder has the share permissions of everyone - change, while the folder's NTFS permissions are Set to everyone - read. Which of the following would be the MOST effective permissions for someone…

The correct answer is A. Read. When both share permissions and NTFS permissions apply to a resource accessed over the network, Windows applies the most restrictive of the two. The share allows 'Change' (which includes read and write), but NTFS only allows 'Read.' The intersection of these two permission sets…

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A folder has the share permissions of everyone - change, while the folder's NTFS permissions are Set to everyone - read. Which of the following would be the MOST effective permissions for someone who is accessing the folder via the share?

Options

ARead
BChange
CWrite
DModify

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A
82% (18)
B
5% (1)
C
9% (2)
D
5% (1)

Explanation

When both share permissions and NTFS permissions apply to a resource accessed over the network, Windows applies the most restrictive of the two. The share allows 'Change' (which includes read and write), but NTFS only allows 'Read.' The intersection of these two permission sets yields Read-only access. This principle - that effective network permissions equal the most restrictive combination of share and NTFS permissions - is a foundational Windows security concept tested on CompTIA exams.

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