Modifying Windows Server file permissions, 2003/XP

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This page will tell you how to change the file permissions on a Windows server.

Through Windows Explorer

On Windows 2003 with IIS

  1. Navigate to the file or folder that needs its permissions changed.
  2. Right-click on the file or folder and click on Properties.
  3. Select the Security tab.
  4. Click on the Internet Guest Account and make sure that the Allow checkbox is set for Writepermissions.
  5. If you are changing these permissions for the Drupal install process, when the installation is complete, for security reasons, you should revoke write permissions on the files or folders that Drupal no longer needs to write to.
  6. To revoke write permissions, just uncheck it.

On Windows XP with IIS

Windows XP’s security tab is hidden by default, so before the permissions can be set you need to:

  1. Go to My Computer.
  2. Click on the Tools>Folder Options menu item.
  3. Select the View tab.
  4. Under Advanced settings, scroll down to the bottom and uncheck Use simple file sharing (Recommended).
  5. Click Ok.
  6. Navigate to the file or folder that needs its permissions changed.
  7. Right-click on the file or folder and click on Properties.
  8. Select the Security tab.
  9. Click on the Internet Guest Account and make sure that the Allow checkbox is set for Writepermissions.
  10. If you are changing these permissions for the Drupal install process, when the installation is complete, for security reasons, you should revoke write permissions on the files or folders that Drupal no longer needs to write to.
  11. To revoke write permissions, just uncheck it.
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