DOCUMENT:Q172008 09-AUG-2001 [winnt] TITLE :Default NTFS Permissions in Windows NT 3.5 and 3.51 PRODUCT :Microsoft Windows NT PROD/VER:winnt:3.5,3.51 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:kbsetup ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 3.5, 3.51 - Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.5, 3.51 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY ======= This article lists default permissions of an drive that has been formatted to NTFS for the first time. Some of these directories will not be present on a Windows NT Workstation, and some of these directories are hidden by default. MORE INFORMATION ================ The following lists default NTFS permissions on common Windows NT directories on drive C: C:\- Administrators - Full Control Creator/Owner - Full Control Everyone - Change System - Full Control C:\Msapps and - Administrators - Full Control Creator/Owner - Full Control Everyone - Change Server Operators - Change System - Full Control C:\Program Files and - Administrators - Full Control Creator/Owner - Full Control Everyone - Change Server Operators - Change System - Full Control C:\Temp- Administrators - Full Control Creator/Owner - Full Control Everyone - Change System - Full Control C:\Users- Administrators - Special (RWXD) Everyone - List (RX) System - Full Control C:\Users\Default- Creator/Owner - Full Control Everyone - Special (RWX) System - Full Control C:\Win32app- Administrators - Full Control Creator/Owner - Full Control Everyone - Read (RX) Server Operators - Full Control System - Full Control C:\%SystemRoot%- Administrators- Full Control Creator/Owner - Full Control Everyone - Change Server Operators - Change System - Full Control C:\%SystemRoot%\Config- Administrators - Full Control Creator/Owner - Full Control Everyone - Change Server Operators - Change System - Full Control C:\%SystemRoot%\Cookies- Administrators - Full Control Creator/Owner - Full Control Everyone - Change Server Operators - Change System - Full Control C:\%SystemRoot%\Cursors- Administrators - Full Control Creator/Owner - Full Control Everyone - Change Server Operators - Change System - Full Control C:\%SystemRoot%\Desktop- Administrators - Full Control Creator/Owner - Full Control Everyone - Change Server Operators - Change System - Full Control C:\%SystemRoot%\Fonts- Administrators - Full Control Creator/Owner - Full Control Everyone - Change Server Operators - Change System - Full Control C:\%SystemRoot%\Help- Administrators - Full Control Creator/Owner - Full Control Everyone - Change Server Operators - Change System - Full Control C:\%SystemRoot%\History- Administrators - Full Control Creator/Owner - Full Control Everyone - Change Server Operators - Change System - Full Control C:\%SystemRoot%\Inf- Administrators - Full Control Creator/Owner - Full Control Everyone - Change Server Operators - Change System - Full Control C:\%SystemRoot%\Java and - Administrators - Full Control Creator/Owner - Full Control Everyone - Change Server Operators - Change System - Full Control C:\%SystemRoot%\Media- Administrators - Full Control Creator/Owner - Full Control Everyone - Change Server Operators - Change System - Full Control C:\%SystemRoot%\Nwspool- Administrators - Full Control Creator/Owner - Full Control Everyone - Change Server Operators - Change System - Full Control C:\%SystemRoot%\Profiles- Administrators - Full Control Creator/Owner - Full Control Everyone - Change Server Operators - Change System - Full Control C:\%SystemRoot%\profiles\Administrators Administrators - Full Control System - Full Control C:\%SystemRoot%\profiles\All Users and - Administrators - Full Control Everyone - Read System - Full Control C:\%SystemRoot%\profiles\Default User and - Administrators - Full Control Everyone - Read System - Full Control C:\%SystemRoot%\Profiles\ and - Administrators - Full Control - Full Control System - Full Control C:\%SystemRoot%\Repair- Administrators - Full Control Creator/Owner - Full Control Everyone - Read Server Operators - Full Control System - Full Control C:\%SystemRoot%\Shellnew- Administrators - Full Control Creator/Owner - Full Control Everyone - Change Server Operators - Change System - Full Control C:\%SystemRoot%\System- Administrators - Full Control Creator/Owner - Full Control Everyone - Change Server Operators - Change System - Full Control C:\%SystemRoot%\System32- Administrators - Full Control Creator/Owner - Full Control Everyone - Change Server Operators - Change System - Full Control C:\%SystemRoot%\System32\Cache- Administrators - Full Control Creator/Owner - Full Control Everyone - Change Server Operators - Change System - Full Control C:\%SystemRoot%\System32\Config- Administrators - Full Control Creator/Owner - Full Control Everyone - List Server Operators - List System - Full Control C:\%SystemRoot%\System32\Dhcp- Administrators - Full Control Creator/Owner - Full Control Everyone - Read (RX) Server Operators - Full Control System - Full Control C:\%SystemRoot%\System32\Drivers and - Administrators - Full Control Creator/Owner - Full Control Everyone - Read (RX) Server Operators - Full Control System - Full Control C:\%SystemRoot%\System32\Inetsrv and - Administrators - Full Control Creator/Owner - Full Control Everyone - Change Server Operators - Change System - Full Control C:\%SystemRoot%\System32\Lls- Administrators - Full Control Creator/Owner - Full Control Everyone - Change Server Operators - Change System - Full Control C:\%SystemRoot%\System32\Logfiles- Administrators - Full Control Creator/Owner - Full Control Everyone - Change Server Operators - Change System - Full Control C:\%SystemRoot%\System32\Netmon and - Administrators - Full Control Creator/Owner - Full Control Everyone - Change Server Operators - Change System - Full Control C:\%SystemRoot%\System32\Os2 and - Administrators - Full Control Creator/Owner - Full Control Everyone - Change Server Operators - Change System - Full Control C:\%SystemRoot%\System32\Ras Administrators - Full Control Creator/Owner - Full Control Everyone - Change (RWXD) Server Operators - Full Control System - Full Control C:\%SystemRoot%\System32\Repl Administrators - Full Control Creator/Owner - Full Control Everyone - Read (RX) Server Operators - Full Control System - Full Control C:\%SystemRoot%\System32\Repl\Export and - Administrators - Full Control Creator/Owner - Full Control Everyone - Read (RX) Replicator- Change (RWXD) Server Operators - Change (RWXD) System - Full Control C:\%SystemRoot%\System32\repl\import and - Administrators - Full Control Creator/Owner - Full Control Everyone - Read (RX) Replicator- Change (RWXD) Server Operators - Change (RWXD) System - Full Control C:\%SystemRoot%\System32\Spool and - Administrators - Full Control Creator/Owner - Full Control Everyone - Read (RX) Print Operators- Full Control Server Operators - Full Control System - Full Control C:\%SystemRoot%\System32\Viewers- Administrators - Full Control Creator/Owner - Full Control Everyone - Change Server Operators - Change System - Full Control C:\%SystemRoot%\System32\Spool\Wins- Administrators - Full Control Creator/Owner - Full Control Everyone - Change (RWXD) Server Operators - Change (RWXD) System - Full Control C:\%SystemRoot%\Temporary Internet Files and Administrators- Full Control Creator/Owner - Full Control Everyone - Change Server Operators - Change System - Full Control Any other directories- Administrators - Full Control Creator/Owner - Full Control Everyone - Change Server Operators - Change System - Full Control NOTE: These permissions do not apply to a drive that is converted to NTFS using the CONVERT utility. A converted NTFS drive consists of all files and directories with Everyone - Full Control as the default permission. For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: Q148437 Default NTFS Permissions in Windows NT Additional query words: ====================================================================== Keywords : kbsetup Technology : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNT351search kbWinNT350search kbWinNTW350 kbWinNTW350search kbWinNTW351search kbWinNTW351 kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS351 kbWinNTS350 kbWinNTS351search kbWinNTS350search Version : winnt:3.5,3.51 Hardware : ALPHA PPC x86 Issue type : kbinfo ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. 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