File/folder access for accounts (Windows)

Module: Account Information

Supported Platforms: Windows 2000, Windows 2003, Windows 2008, Windows Vista, Windows XP

This check reports account permissions on files and folders. Specify the folders to be examined in the name list. Specify security groups and users to be examined in the "File/folder access for accounts (cont'd)" option.

The following table lists the error messages for the check.

Table: Error messages for File/folder access for accounts

Message String ID and Category

Platform and Message Numeric ID

Message Title and Description

Additional Information

String ID: ESM_DIR_ACCESS

Category: System Information

  • Windows 2000 (108038)

  • Windows 2003 (208038)

  • Windows 2008 (251038)

  • Windows Vista (231038)

  • Windows XP (203038)

Title: Account with folder permissions

Description:The account has the folder permissions reported in the Information field.

Severity: green-0

Correctable: false

Snapshot Updatable: false

Template Updatable: false

Information Field Format: [Folder: %s; permissions: %s (object), %s (inherit)]

String ID: ESM_FILE_ACCESS

Category: System Information

  • Windows 2000 (108039)

  • Windows 2003 (208039)

  • Windows 2008 (251039)

  • Windows Vista (231039)

  • Windows XP (203039)

Title: Account with file permissions

Description:The account has the file permissions reported in the Information field.

Severity: green-0

Correctable: false

Snapshot Updatable: false

Template Updatable: false

Information Field Format: [File: %s; permissions: %s]

String ID: ESM_FILE_LOCKED

Category: System Information

  • Windows 2000 (108041)

  • Windows 2003 (208041)

  • Windows 2008 (251041)

  • Windows Vista (231041)

  • Windows XP (203041)

Title: Locked file

Description:Permissions on the file cannot be reported because it is in use by another process.

Severity: green-0

Correctable: false

Snapshot Updatable: false

Template Updatable: false

Information Field Format: []