Default NTFS Permissions in Windows NT

 Last reviewed: February 23, 1998
Article ID: Q148437
3.50 3.51 4.0 WINDOWS kbnetwork

The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 3.5, 3.51 and 4.0
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.5, 3.51 and 4.0

SUMMARY

This article lists default permissions of an drive that has been formatted to NTFS for the first time.

MORE INFORMATION

The following lists default NTFS permissions on common Windows NT directories on drive C:

C:\- 

   administrators- full control
   creator/owner - full control
   everyone- change
   server operators- change
   system- full control
C:\%SystemRoot%- 

   administrators- full control
   creator/owner - full control
   everyone- change
   server operators- change
   system- full control
C:\%SystemRoot%\msapps and <subdirectories>- 

   administrators- full control
   creator/owner - full control
   everyone- change
   server operators- change
   system- full control
C:\%SystemRoot%\repair- 

   everyone- full control

   C:\%SystemRoot%\system-

   administrators- full control
   creator/owner - full control
   everyone- change
   server operators- change
   system- full control
C:\%SystemRoot%\system32- 

   administrators- full control
   creator/owner - full control
   everyone- change
   server operators- change
   system- full control
C:\%SystemRoot%\system32\config- 

   administrators - full control
   creator/owner - full control
   everyone- List (rx)
   system- full control
C:\%SystemRoot%\system32\dhcp- 

   administrators - full control
   creator/owner - full control
   everyone- read (rx)
   server operators- full control
   system- full control
C:\%SystemRoot%\system32\drivers and <subdirectories>- 

   administrators - full control
   creator/owner - full control
   everyone- read (rx)
   server operators- full control
   system- full control
C:\%SystemRoot%\system32\lls- 

   administrators - full control
   creator/owner - full control
   everyone- change
   server operators- change
   system- full control
C:\%SystemRoot%\system32\os2 and <subdirectories>- 

   administrators - full control
   creator/owner - full control
   everyone- change
   server operators- change
   system- full control
C:\%SystemRoot%\system32\ras 

   administrators - full control
   creator/owner - full control
   everyone- change (rwxd)
   server operators- full control
   system- full control
C:\%SystemRoot%\system32\repl 

   administrators - full control
   creator/owner - full control
   everyone- read (rx)
   server operators- full control
   system- full control
C:\%SystemRoot%\system32\repl\export 

   administrators - full control
   creator/owner - full control
   everyone- change
   server operators- change
   system- full control
C:\%SystemRoot%\system32\repl\export\scripts- 

   administrators - full control
   creator/owner - full control
   everyone- read (rx)
   replicator- change (rwxd)
   server operators- change (rwxd)
   system- full control
C:\%SystemRoot%\system32\repl\import and <subdirectories>- 

   administrators - full control
   creator/owner - full control
   everyone- read (rx)
   replicator- change (rwxd)
   server operators- change (rwxd)
   system- full control
C:\%SystemRoot%\system32\spool- 

   administrators - full control
   creator/owner - full control
   everyone- change (rwxd)
   print operators- full control
   server operators- full control
   system- full control
C:\%SystemRoot%\system32\spool\drivers- 

   administrators - full control
   creator/owner - full control
   everyone- read (rx)
   print operators- full control
   server operators- full control
   system- full control
C:\%SystemRoot%\system32\spool\drivers\w32x86- 

   administrators - full control
   creator/owner - full control
   everyone- read (rx)
   print operators- full control
   server operators- full control
   system- full control
C:\%SystemRoot%\system32\spool\drivers\w32x86\1- 

   everyone- full control
C:\%SystemRoot%\system32\spool\printers- 

   administrators - full control
   creator/owner - full control
   everyone- read (rx)
   print operators- full control
   server operators- full control
   system- full control
C:\%SystemRoot%\system32\spool\prtprocs and <subdirectories>- 

   administrators - full control
   creator/owner - full control
   everyone- read (rx)
   print operators- full control
   server operators- full control
   system- full control
C:\%SystemRoot%\system32\spool\wins- 

   everyone- full control
C:\win32app- 

   administrators - full control
   creator/owner - full control
   everyone- read (rx)
   server operators- full control
   system- full control
C:\users- 

   account operators- special (rwxd)
   administrators- special (rwxd)
   everyone- list (rx)
   system- full control
C:\users\default- 

   creator/owner- full control
   everyone- special (rwx)
   system- full control
C:\temp- 

   administrators - full control
   creator/owner - full control
   everyone- change
   server operators- change
   system- full control
Any other directories- 

   administrators - full control
   creator/owner - full control
   everyone- change
   server operators- change
   system- full control
NOTE: These permissions do not apply to a drive that is converted to NTFS using the CONVERT utility. A converted NTFS drive consists of all files and directories with Everyone- Full Control as the default permission.

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Last reviewed: February 23, 1998
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