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220-801 · Question #446
220-801 Question #446: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation
The correct answer is D: Add the new user to the HR group.. Adding the new user directly to the HR group is the fastest method because the group already holds all necessary printer permissions.
Question
A new user in a corporate HR department must print to a network printer. This printer is only used by the HR department for confidential documents. Which of the following is the FASTEST way to allow the user access to the printer?
Options
- AAdd the group Print Users to the HR group.
- BAdd the new user to the Everyone group and give the group Print rights to the printer.
- CAdd the group Everyone group to the HR group.
- DAdd the new user to the HR group.
Explanation
Adding the new user directly to the HR group is the fastest method because the group already holds all necessary printer permissions.
Common mistakes.
- A. Adding the Print Users group to the HR group modifies group nesting but still does not place the specific new user into the HR group, so the user gains no access.
- B. Granting the Everyone group print rights to a confidential HR printer would expose sensitive documents to all network users, which is a critical security violation.
- C. Adding the Everyone group to the HR group would grant all users on the network HR-level permissions, compromising the confidentiality of documents handled by that department.
Concept tested. Group-based permission inheritance for printer access
Reference. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/identity/ad-ds/manage/understand-security-groups
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