A user has reported a file permissions issue to the network administrator. The administrator tries to recreate the problem on their computer but has no trouble accessing the file. Which of the…

Question

Options

• AThe user did not taken ownership of the file from the server.
• BThe user is logged in using the wrong local profile.
• CThe user is not in the appropriate group to have access to the file.
• DThe user has been granted "read only" access to the file.

• A
  3% (1)
• B
  7% (2)
• C
  77% (23)
• D
  13% (4)

Explanation

The defining clue is the asymmetry: the administrator can access the file without issue, but the user cannot. This points to a permissions problem specific to the user's identity or group membership, not a file system error or universal access problem. The most common and precise explanation is that the file's NTFS permissions (Access Control List) grant access to a specific user account or security group, and the reporting user's account is simply not a member of that authorized group. The administrator likely has access because their account has elevated privileges (e.g., membership in the Administrators group) that override standard file ACLs. Options A and B are less precise: 'taking ownership' is a different action from having access permissions, and the wrong local profile would affect all resources, not just one file. Option D ('read only' access) is incorrect because read-only access still means the user CAN access the file - it would not produce a permissions error preventing access entirely.

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