File and folder permissions (Windows)

Module: File Attributes

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

This check reports file and folder permissions. Enter the files/folders to be checked in name list.

The following table lists the error messages for the check.

Table: Error messages for File and folder permissions

Message String ID and Category

Platform and Message Numeric ID

Message Title and Description

Additional Information

String ID: ESMT_DIRECTORY_PERMS

Category: Policy Compliance

  • Windows 2000 (105545)

  • Windows 2003 (205545)

  • Windows 2008 (248545)

  • Windows Vista (228545)

  • Windows XP (200545)

Title: Folder permissions

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

Severity: green-0

Correctable: false

Snapshot Updatable: false

Template Updatable: false

Information Field Format: [%s]

String ID: ESMT_FILE_PERMS

Category: Policy Compliance

  • Windows 2000 (105546)

  • Windows 2003 (205546)

  • Windows 2008 (248546)

  • Windows Vista (228546)

  • Windows XP (200546)

Title: File permissions

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

Severity: green-0

Correctable: false

Snapshot Updatable: false

Template Updatable: false

Information Field Format: [%s]

String ID: ESMT_FILE_LOCKED

Category: Policy Compliance

  • Windows 2000 (105550)

  • Windows 2003 (205550)

  • Windows 2008 (248550)

  • Windows Vista (228550)

  • Windows XP (200550)

Title: Locked file

Description:File permissions cannot be reported because the file is being used by another process.

Severity: green-0

Correctable: false

Snapshot Updatable: false

Template Updatable: false

Information Field Format: []

String ID: ESMT_FILE_NOT_FOUND

Category: Policy Compliance

  • Windows 2000 (105551)

  • Windows 2003 (205551)

  • Windows 2008 (248551)

  • Windows Vista (228551)

  • Windows XP (200551)

Title: File or folder not found

Description:The file or folder was not found.

Severity: green-0

Correctable: false

Snapshot Updatable: false

Template Updatable: false

Information Field Format: []

String ID: ESMT_FILEANDFOLDER_DISABLED_ACCOUNTS

Category: Policy Compliance

  • Windows 2000 (105562)

  • Windows 2003 (205562)

  • Windows 2008 (248562)

  • Windows Vista (228562)

  • Windows XP (200562)

Title: Disabled Accounts in File/Folder permissions

Description:List of disabled accounts in File and Folder permissions.

Severity: yellow-1

Correctable: false

Snapshot Updatable: false

Template Updatable: false

Information Field Format: [%s]