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Could you explain &nbsp;where at in group policy I would define the file permissions ofr the hosts file? Then the points are yours...ha...t
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Could you explain  where at in group policy I would define the file permissions ofr the hosts file? Then the points are yours...ha...t

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Hi,<br />
All &nbsp;the users if they are not administrators or power users in the local machine they will not be able to make any changes to the host file. They will have only read access.
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Hi,
All  the users if they are not administrators or power users in the local machine they will not be able to make any changes to the host file. They will have only read access.

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Chandru is right, the Windows folder, in terms of Write access, is locked down to Administrators only anyway, so as long as your users are not Admins, this will be already enforced. &nbsp;However, for future reference, or just to make sure, the file permissions can be enforced through Group Policy by adding a file or folder reference to Computer Configuration --&gt; Windows Settings --&gt; Security Settings --&gt; File System.<br />
Your reference to this would be:<br />
%SystemRoot%\System32\Driv<wbr />ers\Etc\Ho<wbr />sts<br />
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Regards,<br />
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Rob.
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Chandru is right, the Windows folder, in terms of Write access, is locked down to Administrators only anyway, so as long as your users are not Admins, this will be already enforced.  However, for future reference, or just to make sure, the file permissions can be enforced through Group Policy by adding a file or folder reference to Computer Configuration --> Windows Settings --> Security Settings --> File System.
Your reference to this would be:
%SystemRoot%\System32\Drivers\Etc\Hosts

Regards,

Rob.

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Is there a way that I can edit a hosts file and then push this hosts file over a windows 2003 domain and a windows 2000 domain and after I push it out....can i through group policy prevent people from accessing it to try and make changes to it.
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Is there a way that I can edit a hosts file and then push this hosts file over a windows 2003 domain and a windows 2000 domain and after I push it out....can i through group policy prevent people from accessing it to try and make changes to it.

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