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Security Explorer 9.9 - User Guide

Getting Started with Security Explorer Managing permissions Searching Managing security Managing objects
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Using the Access Explorer permission wizard

The Access Explorer Permission Wizard helps you manipulate explicit permissions and/or group memberships for Access Explorer accounts, computers, and/or resource groups.

The Access Explorer Permission Wizard is available only when an Access Explorer account, computer, and/or resource group is selected. The Permission Wizard supports multiple-selection. The Permission Wizard is not available if you select an Access Explorer result, such as a folder or file. In these cases, use the standard NTFS module functions, such as Grant, Modify, or Delete.

You can use the functions available in the NTFS Security module to make changes to permissions on a folder or file. If you want to make changes to an Access Explorer object, such as a deleting all permissions on an account on a specific computer, it is recommended that you use the Permissions Wizard.

If you want to extend the NTFS functionality to Access Explorer objects, select the Allow operations to be performed directly on Enterprise Objects check box on the Access Explorer tab in the Options dialog box. See Setting options for Access Explorer.

 
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IMPORTANT: Changes made using the Access Explorer Permission Wizard can potentially affect many folders or files. Apply these type of changes with extreme caution.
To run the Access Explorer Permission wizard
1
Select Access Explorer accounts, computers, or resource groups.
2
Select Tools | Access Explorer Permission Wizard.
–OR-
Press F10; or right-click a selection, and choose Permission Wizard.
3
Click Next.
4
Select an option.
 
Table 5. Access Explorer Permission Wizard options
Option
Description

Change all permissions

Select to change all the permissions for the selected Access Explorer object. See Changing all permissions.

Clone all permissions

Select to clone all the permissions for the selected Access Explorer object from the selected source to a new selected target (or targets). See Cloning all permissions.

Delete all permissions

Select to delete all permissions for the selected Access Explorer object. See Deleting all permissions.

Export all permissions

Select to export all permissions for the selected Access Explorer object. See Exporting all permissions.

Backup all permissions

Select to back up all permissions for the selected Access Explorer object. See Backing up permissions.

Changing all permissions

To change all permissions
1
Select Access Explorer accounts, computers, or resource groups.
2
Select Tools | Access Explorer Permission Wizard.
–OR-
Press F10; or right-click a selection, and choose Permission Wizard.
3
Click Next.
4
Select Change all permissions, and click Next.
5
Choose to change all explicit permissions and/or remove all permissions applicable through group membership. To preview the types of changes, click Preview.
 
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TIP: If you preview changing all explicit permissions, you also can export the list.
6
Click Next.
7
Choose the new permission, and click Next.
8
Select options.
 
Table 6. Change permission options
Option
Description

Perform full permission backup before making changes

Select to back up permissions before changes are made. Type a path or browse to locate a path.

NOTE: Performing a backup may significantly slow down processing, especially if there is a large number of Access Explorer results.

Create report (will list changed items

Select to create a report that lists all the changed items. Type a path or browse to locate a path.

Produce report only (i.e. no changes will be made)

Select to create the report only. No changes to the permissions are made.

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Click Finish.

Cloning all permissions

Choose this option to clone all the permissions for the selected Access Explorer object from the selected source to a new selected target (or targets).

To clone all permissions
1
Select Access Explorer accounts, computers, or resource groups.
2
Select Tools | Access Explorer Permission Wizard.
–OR-
Press F10, or right-click a selection, and choose Permission Wizard.
3
Click Next.
4
Select Clone all permissions, and click Next.
By default, all explicit permissions for the selected account(s) are cloned and group memberships are ignored.
5
Choose to clone all explicit permissions, and/or clone all permissions applicable through group membership. You also can choose to replace the source permissions with the destination permissions and clone ownership. To preview the types of changes, click Preview.
6
Click Next.
7
Type a destination account, or click Find to locate an account.
8
Click Add. The account is added to the Destination Accounts list.
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To remove selected accounts from the list, click Remove.
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To remove all accounts from the list, click Clear.
9
Click Next.
10
Select options.
 
Table 7. Clone options
Option
Description

Perform full permission backup before making changes

Select to back up permissions before changes are made. Type a path or browse to locate a path.

NOTE: Performing a backup may significantly slow down processing, especially if there is a large number of Access Explorer results.

Create report (will list changed items

Select to create a report that lists all the changed items. Type a path or browse to locate a path.

Produce report only (i.e. no changes will be made)

Select to create the report only. No changes to the permissions are made.

11
Click Finish.

Deleting all permissions

Choose this option to delete all the permissions for the selected Access Explorer object.

To delete all permissions
1
Select Access Explorer accounts, computers, or resource groups.
2
Select Tools | Access Explorer Permission Wizard.
–OR-
Press F10; or right-click a selection, and choose Permission Wizard.
3
Click Next.
4
Select Delete all permissions, and click Next.
By default, all explicit permissions for the selected account(s) are deleted and group memberships are ignored.
5
Choose to delete all explicit permissions and/or remove all permissions applicable through group membership. To preview the types of changes, click Preview.
6
Click Next.
7
Select options.
 
Table 8. Delete options
Option
Description

Perform full permission backup before making changes

Select to back up permissions before changes are made. Type a path or browse to locate a path.

NOTE: Performing a backup may significantly slow down processing, especially if there is a large number of Access Explorer results.

Create report (will list changed items

Select to create a report that lists all the changed items. Type a path or browse to locate a path.

Produce report only (i.e. no changes will be made)

Select to create the report only. No changes to the permissions are made.

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Click Finish.
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