difference between sharing and security

[robina_80]

Hi Guys,

whats the difference between these two i really dont get it, i share a folder by using the sharing tab and put all the names of people on the network who can access it, so what does the security tab do/mean ?

 

[Geoff]

Share permissions only apply to the actual share point, security tab is where you lock it down so only those users/groups explicitly defined, either local or network, have access. Generally you should give everyone access on the share permissions, and then lock it down using security permissions.

You also have a lot more fined grained control over security permissions, such as creating special permissions to allow users to only write to folders, aka a drop box, or creating different permissions for varying subfolders and files in that share point.

 

[robina_80]

thanks alot this is very usefull