SYSTEM account missing from all folders on server

[Chris]

Is the SYSTEM account supposed to be in all folders on win 2000 server? The
reason I am asking is because I was trying to get a service installed and it
wouldn't. Working with the companies tech support we found that the folder
didn't have the SYSTEM account in it's security. I added it and it works
fine. None of the other folders on the server have SYSTEM in it's security.
Is this a bad thing? Can it cause problems with other services?
Thanks for your help.

 

[Dave Patrick]

Usually occurs when the "Everyone" group permissions are removed from the
%systemdrive% Make sure that the System account (NT Authority) has full
control of the %systemdrive% and or the drive you're trying to put the
pagefile on. My Computer|Drive|File|Properties|Security|Permissions

The system account (nt authority) is the operating system's account and
needs to have full control of the drive(s) the pagefile exists on. The
system account is included in the "Everyone" group.

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
Microsoft Certified Professional [Windows 2000]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect


:
| Is the SYSTEM account supposed to be in all folders on win 2000 server?
The
| reason I am asking is because I was trying to get a service installed and
it
| wouldn't. Working with the companies tech support we found that the folder
| didn't have the SYSTEM account in it's security. I added it and it works
| fine. None of the other folders on the server have SYSTEM in it's
security.
| Is this a bad thing? Can it cause problems with other services?
| Thanks for your help.
|
|

 

[George Hester]

Let me get thsi straight. You open Windows Explorer and choose a folder. Say C:\TestFolder. Then you right-click on it and choose Properties. You choose the Security tab. You then choose Add... And when the accounts come up that you can add, System is NOT there? It should be right under SERVICE.

 

[Chris]

Sorry if I didn't explain it correctly, the SYSTEM account is there to be
added, but it is not already set for the folders. If I right click on any
folder and select properties and then the security tab, the only account in
there is the everyone account, or the admin account. There are a few folders
that still have the SYSTEM account, but only a handful.

Let me get thsi straight. You open Windows Explorer and choose a folder.
Say C:\TestFolder. Then you right-click on it and choose Properties. You
choose the Security tab. You then choose Add... And when the accounts come
up that you can add, System is NOT there? It should be right under SERVICE.

 

[Dave Patrick]

The 'system' account is included within the 'everyone' account

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
Microsoft Certified Professional [Windows 2000]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect


| Sorry if I didn't explain it correctly, the SYSTEM account is there to be
| added, but it is not already set for the folders. If I right click on any
| folder and select properties and then the security tab, the only account
in
| there is the everyone account, or the admin account. There are a few
folders
| that still have the SYSTEM account, but only a handful.
|
| | Let me get thsi straight. You open Windows Explorer and choose a folder.
| Say C:\TestFolder. Then you right-click on it and choose Properties. You
| choose the Security tab. You then choose Add... And when the accounts
come
| up that you can add, System is NOT there? It should be right under
SERVICE.
|
| --
| George Hester
| __________________________________
| | > Is the SYSTEM account supposed to be in all folders on win 2000 server?
| The
| > reason I am asking is because I was trying to get a service installed
and
| it
| > wouldn't. Working with the companies tech support we found that the
folder
| > didn't have the SYSTEM account in it's security. I added it and it works
| > fine. None of the other folders on the server have SYSTEM in it's
| security.
| > Is this a bad thing? Can it cause problems with other services?
| > Thanks for your help.
| >
| >
|
|

 

[Chris]

Ok, I didn't realize that. Thanks for your help.