Hello Alaeddin, On Thu, 29 Aug 2002 at 12:04:02 [GMT +0400], you wrote: AM> Hello all, I would like to protect my address books that are saved AM> on a shared PC. I believe the only choice I have is to password AM> protect the mail directory. Any instructions on how to do that on AM> Windows 2000?
If you have ownership of the shared folder (right click the folder, security tab, advanced, owner tab), then I'd change the permissions tab where "everyone" has no access, and add your username with full control. You might want to check with the sys admins to see if they've done anything at the policy level to prevent this from working, or if they'll give you permissions to take ownership provided you leave whatever group are the backup operators with at least read access). If they are using folder redirection (which shouldn't be the case, because the mail directory does not *normally* reside in My Documents, Desktop, or Application Data), then the sys admins can set the policy for this to enable exclusive access (for the user who it affects). I only mention this, because I've seen cases where sys admins forced data files to be stored in the Application Data or My Documents folder (by changing the path in the actual application), and then have a GPO redirection to a UNC shared drive on a server for backup purposes. My guess is that you'll be able to do the first one and get what you want. Just remember, admin is god. You're not going to be able to stop them from poking around in that directory, but you should be able to keep out your co-workers. Cheers, Leif Gregory -- List Moderator (and fellow registered end-user) PCWize Editor / ICQ 216395 / PGP Key ID 0x7CD4926F Web Site <http://www.PCWize.com> TB FAQ <http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/FAQ.html> Using The Bat! 1.61 under Windows 2000 5.0 Build 2195 Service Pack 3 on a Pentium III 500 MHz notebook with 256MB. Tagline of the day: Due to the outbreak of AIDS, employees will no longer be permitted to kiss the boss's ass. ________________________________________________ Current version is 1.61 | "Using TBUDL" information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
