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DJFuji

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ok i need to setup multiple accounts on a win2k box so that each user is UNABLE to access the other users' personal folder (the one under documents and settings). Right now, I cant even setup the "guest" acct and restrict it from accessing the admin's settings. How do i specify this? I've been messing around in admin tools, but to no avail. All i need to do is restrict everyone from accessing everyone else's files except for admin who has "god" rights. I know this is an easy problem but cant figure it out...
 
When you add a new user, by default his home directory is only full-controlled by him. Others don't even have read right. However, NTFS is required...make sure you have it.
 
yea i realized that right after i posted....im using fat32 for backwards compatibility. Is there any safe way to convert to NTFS without reformatting? I suppose its like upgrading an OS though..."not recommended".
 
maybe it's a surprise to you: it is as simple as one line command to convert to NTFS.

CONVERT volume /FS:NTFS [/V]

volume is the drive, /V is optional verbose mode

No reformatting re-installation or anything needed. Only one catch, you can't go back to FAT32.
 
TBP: Thanks for your help. I knew there was a way to convert, but umm what i was actually asking was if that method was SAFE. I assume it was, but i have my doubts, since MS also says upgrading operating systems is "safe."
 
Converting is a safe procedure to perform. However as with any procedure that has a direct influence on your data I would back up anything that's mission critical. Better to be safe than sorry.

As TBP mentioned the conversion is a one way process, at least without third party tools. The only other downsides to converting is cluster size and default NTFS permissions. Your cluster size will default to 512 which will result in higher fragmentation than if you picked a higher cluster size, this may not be a corncern to you. Your default permissions can be corrected by using the Security Templates snap-in for MMC.
 
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