Chapter 3. Managing Access to Resources

Terms you'll need to understand:

• Shares

• Share permissions

• NTFS permissions

• GPMC

• RSoP

• Gpupdate

• Remote Desktop

• Terminal Server

Techniques you'll need to master:

• Determining effective permissions combining both share and NT File System (NTFS) permissions

• Knowing how to back up, restore, import, and copy GPO settings using the GPMC

• Understanding how to configure a server for Remote Access using the Remote Desktop for Administration and Terminal Server service

After user accounts have been created, available networked resources can be configured to allow or deny access for each user based on permissions assignment and group policy settings. Remote users can also access application resources through Microsoft's Terminal Services. This chapter provides a brief review of the use of NTFS and share permissions, and reviews the Windows Server 2003 implementations of group policy and terminal services access control.