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The &quot;system&quot; group is &nbsp;the Operating System. It is a builtin group that will not be listed DSA.MC (computer management users and groups), but it will appear in ACL.<br />
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Does that help?
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The "system" group is  the Operating System. It is a builtin group that will not be listed DSA.MC (computer management users and groups), but it will appear in ACL.

Does that help?

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Yes it does. &nbsp;So does that mean it is mandatory for the system group to be present in the security tab?
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Yes it does.  So does that mean it is mandatory for the system group to be present in the security tab?

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While I was looking in the Security tab of a certain folder, I found the security group &quot;system&quot; as an entry. &nbsp;I went into active directory and searched for this group, but I couldn't find it. &nbsp;Can anyone tell me the purpose of this security group? &nbsp;Do I need this group to have rights to all my folders? &nbsp;Thanks,
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While I was looking in the Security tab of a certain folder, I found the security group "system" as an entry.  I went into active directory and searched for this group, but I couldn't find it.  Can anyone tell me the purpose of this security group?  Do I need this group to have rights to all my folders?  Thanks,

Systems Security Group and Active Directory

Windows Server 2003 was based on Windows XP and was released in four editions: Web, Standard, Enterprise and Datacenter. It also had derivative versions for clusters, storage and Microsoft’s Small Business Server. Important upgrades included integrating Internet Information Services (IIS), improvements to Active Directory (AD) and Group Policy (GP), and the migration to Automated System Recovery (ASR).