Greg27
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Windows 2008 R2 Security on root drive
I have a new Windows 2008 R2 DC on my remote site. AD is replicated and I can see all of my users and groups. I just added an E drive which is fully accessible, however, the security permissions include my domain username, and the Administrators username. I don't want individual usrnames listed, so I deleted mine. All of a sudden, I cannot access the drive. I am part of the Administrators group (which has full access), so that makes no sense. I added in Domain Admins security group, which I am also a part of (with full access) and I still cannot access it. I then add my username and now I have full access. Why is it working this way?
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I tried running Windows Explorer as Adminstrator and I still cannot access the drive. I also made Administrator the owner of the drive and still notihing. I have domain admins with full access. if being a part of that group won't work to gain access, will creating another group, adding myself to it and giving it full permissions be any different?
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Thanks Kevin. What gives me the administrative SID? It did work and I kind of understand why, but am hoping to get some more indepth description.
Look at this for a technical description of how UAC works.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd835561(WS.10).aspx
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd835561(WS.10).aspx
Make sure you are not part of any other group like domain users.