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220-802 · Question #102

The folder "Documents" is shared. The user can create and delete documents when on the local PC, but can only read documents when accessing them remotely. Which of the following should be adjusted?

The correct answer is B. Share Permissions. Share Permissions control what network users can do when accessing a shared folder remotely, and must be set to allow write access for remote users to create or delete files.

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Question

The folder "Documents" is shared. The user can create and delete documents when on the local PC, but can only read documents when accessing them remotely. Which of the following should be adjusted?

Options

  • ARead Only Attribute
  • BShare Permissions
  • CFirewall Settings
  • DNTFS Permissions

How the community answered

(49 responses)
  • A
    4% (2)
  • B
    69% (34)
  • C
    18% (9)
  • D
    8% (4)

Why each option

Share Permissions control what network users can do when accessing a shared folder remotely, and must be set to allow write access for remote users to create or delete files.

ARead Only Attribute

The Read-Only file attribute applies uniformly to both local and remote access, so it would prevent local writes as well, which is not the reported behavior.

BShare PermissionsCorrect

Windows evaluates both NTFS permissions and Share Permissions for remote access, applying the most restrictive result. If Share Permissions are set to Read-only for the relevant user or group, remote users cannot write or delete files even if NTFS permissions grant Full Control. Because local access bypasses share permissions entirely, the symptom of full local access but read-only remote access points specifically to Share Permissions being too restrictive.

CFirewall Settings

Firewall settings control network connectivity and port access, not file-level read or write permissions.

DNTFS Permissions

NTFS permissions apply to both local and remote access equally, so restrictive NTFS permissions would also block local writes, contradicting the described symptom.

Concept tested: Share Permissions vs NTFS Permissions for remote access

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/storage/file-server/best-practices-for-ntfs-permissions-and-share-permissions

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#share permissions#NTFS permissions#file sharing#remote access

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