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220-1102 · Question #410

Users access files in the department share. When a user creates a new subfolder, only that user can access the folder and its files. Which of the following will MOST likely allow all users to access…

The correct answer is B. Enabling inheritance. When a newly created subfolder in a department share is only accessible by its creator, enabling inheritance is the most likely solution to allow all users to access it. This ensures that the subfolder automatically adopts the necessary permissions from the parent folder…

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Question

Users access files in the department share. When a user creates a new subfolder, only that user can access the folder and its files. Which of the following will MOST likely allow all users to access the new folders?

Options

  • AAssigning share permissions
  • BEnabling inheritance
  • CRequiring multifactor authentication
  • DRemoving archive attribute

How the community answered

(20 responses)
  • A
    5% (1)
  • B
    95% (19)

Why each option

When a newly created subfolder in a department share is only accessible by its creator, enabling inheritance is the most likely solution to allow all users to access it. This ensures that the subfolder automatically adopts the necessary permissions from the parent folder, granting wider access.

AAssigning share permissions

Assigning share permissions is done at the share level, but the problem describes an issue with newly created subfolders within the share, indicating a file system (NTFS) permission issue often related to inheritance.

BEnabling inheritanceCorrect

Enabling inheritance ensures that newly created subfolders and files automatically receive the same permissions as their parent folder, resolving the issue where only the creator has access because the default permissions are not propagating.

CRequiring multifactor authentication

Requiring multifactor authentication is a security measure for user login, unrelated to file and folder access permissions within a share.

DRemoving archive attribute

Removing the archive attribute primarily affects backup processes and does not control user access permissions to files or folders.

Concept tested: NTFS permissions inheritance

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/identity/ad-ds/manage/understand-security-permissions

Topics

#File Permissions#NTFS Inheritance#Shared Resources#Access Control

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