Microsoft KB Archive/172008

= Default NTFS Permissions in Windows NT 3.5 and 3.51 =

Article ID: 172008

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51

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This article was previously published under Q172008



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:

148437 Default NTFS Permissions in Windows NT

Keywords: kbinfo kbsetup KB172008

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