Creating users and groups in Windows 10, and controlling file permissions
Summary
TLDRThis video covers basic administration tasks in Windows 10, such as creating a user, adding them to a user group, and managing folder permissions. It demonstrates how to add a user without linking to a Microsoft account, create a user group, and assign users to it. The video also explains how to set folder permissions, where one group has read-only access, while another has read and write access. The process involves creating a folder, modifying its security settings, and testing access with different user accounts.
Takeaways
- 🖥️ The video covers basic Windows 10 administrative tasks like user and group management.
- 👤 To create a user, type 'user' in the Start menu and select 'Add someone to this PC.'
- 🔑 No need to use a Microsoft account, a local account can be created with a simple name (e.g., 'Ted').
- 👥 To assign a user to a group, access 'Computer Management' and navigate to 'Local Users and Groups.'
- 📁 Create a new group by right-clicking 'Groups,' selecting 'New Group,' and adding the user to it.
- 📂 A folder can be created by right-clicking on a location (e.g., C drive) and selecting 'New Folder.'
- 🔒 Folder permissions are modified by going to the folder's properties, disabling inheritance, and setting custom permissions.
- 🛡️ Different groups can be given distinct permissions: read-only for one group and modify rights for another.
- 🔐 The example folder named 'important' has 'family' group with read-only access and 'admin' group with modify permissions.
- 🔄 Logging in as different users (e.g., 'Ted') demonstrates how read and write permissions affect file access.
Q & A
What is the main purpose of the video?
-The video demonstrates basic administrative tasks in Windows 10, including creating users, adding users to groups, and setting folder permissions for different user groups.
How do you create a new user in Windows 10?
-To create a new user, type 'user' in the Start menu, select 'Add someone to this PC,' choose 'I don't have this person’s sign-in information,' and create a local account by entering a username (e.g., 'Ted').
What is the difference between creating a Microsoft account and a local account for a new user?
-A Microsoft account connects to Microsoft's online services and requires an email, while a local account is created without using online services and operates only on the local machine.
How can you change the account type of a user in Windows 10?
-After creating a user, you can change their account type by selecting the user, clicking 'Change account type,' and choosing between a 'Standard user' or 'Administrator.'
How do you create a user group in Windows 10?
-To create a user group, right-click on the Start menu, select 'Computer Management,' go to 'Local Users and Groups,' right-click on 'Groups,' and create a new group. You can then add users to this group.
What is the purpose of assigning a user to a group?
-Assigning users to groups simplifies permission management by allowing you to set permissions for a group rather than individual users. This helps manage access to resources like folders.
How do you create a folder and set up different access levels for user groups?
-Create a folder by right-clicking on the local drive (e.g., C:), selecting 'New Folder,' and naming it. Then, configure security settings by right-clicking the folder, selecting 'Properties,' going to 'Security' > 'Advanced,' and disabling inheritance. Add specific groups and assign permissions like 'Read' or 'Modify.'
What does disabling inheritance in folder permissions do?
-Disabling inheritance removes any default permissions that the folder inherits from its parent folders, allowing you to set custom permissions for the folder.
How can you verify that a group or user is valid when assigning permissions?
-When adding users or groups in the permission settings, Windows verifies their existence by underlining the names after you click 'Check Names.'
What happens when a user with only 'Read' permissions tries to modify a file?
-If a user with 'Read-only' permissions (like Ted) tries to modify a file, they will be denied access. In this example, Ted cannot modify or save changes to a file in the 'Important' folder because he has 'Read-only' access.
Outlines
🖥️ Basic User and Group Management in Windows 10
This section covers fundamental administration tasks in Windows 10, including creating a user and a user group, adding the user to the group, and managing permissions. The narrator begins by explaining how to create a local user (named 'Ted') without linking it to a Microsoft account. Ted is set up as a standard user without a password. Next, the video walks through creating a user group called 'Family' and adding Ted to that group using the Computer Management tool. Afterward, it explains how to create a new folder, 'Important,' and set file access permissions for different groups.
🔐 Setting Permissions for Read and Write Access
This section focuses on configuring file access permissions for different user groups. The narrator demonstrates how to adjust security settings for the 'Important' folder by removing inherited permissions and manually setting specific access rights. The 'Family' group is given read-only access, while the 'Admin' group is granted modify permissions. The process is tested by switching to Ted's user account to confirm that Ted can view the file but cannot modify or save changes due to his read-only access, successfully enforcing the permissions set earlier.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡User Creation
💡User Groups
💡Folder Permissions
💡Local Users and Groups
💡Security Settings
💡Disabling Inheritance
💡Standard User vs. Administrator
💡Read and Write Access
💡File Management
💡Switching Users
Highlights
Creating a user in Windows 10 by typing 'user' into the Start menu and adding someone to this PC without using a Microsoft account.
Naming the user 'Ted' and setting up a standard user account without a password for demonstration purposes.
Changing the account type between 'Standard User' and 'Administrator' via the user account settings.
Creating a new user group called 'Family' under Local Users and Groups in Computer Management.
Adding the user 'Ted' to the newly created 'Family' group.
Creating a folder on the local drive C named 'Important' to demonstrate permissions.
Creating a file inside the 'Important' folder, named 'dog', to showcase access permissions.
Disabling inheritance for the 'Important' folder to set custom permissions, removing default group permissions.
Assigning read-only access to the 'Family' group for the 'Important' folder.
Granting modify permissions to the 'Admin' group for the 'Important' folder.
Demonstrating that Ted, as a member of the 'Family' group, can only read the file but cannot modify it.
Switching to Ted's account and confirming read-only access by attempting to modify the 'dog' file and receiving 'Access Denied.'
Verifying that users in the 'Admin' group can modify files in the 'Important' folder.
Creating a secure folder with different access levels based on user group permissions in Windows 10.
Demonstrating practical administration tasks such as user creation, group management, and permission settings in a Windows 10 environment.
Transcripts
this video we're going to go through
some pretty basic
administration tasks in windows 10 such
as creating a user and then creating a
user group adding that user into a group
and then also creating a folder where
one group has read only access and one
has right read and write access
okay so to create a user first
type user into the start menu
and add someone to this pc so i'm not
going to go through their email to
accounts in an official microsoft
account i'm just going to add it as
a person without um specific sign
information so i don't want to add them
as a microsoft account user either which
will be on this next screen
so i'm just going to call them a simple
name
um such as ted let's call him ted and
then i'm not going to have passwords for
now either because it just asks for
security questions also but you can do
that if you want okay if you click on
ted or you'll use that you've created
and change account type you can select
as a standard user administrator so i'm
just going to keep him as a standard
user
so the next step is going to be to put
him into a group so right click on the
start bar
go to computer management
and then
one of the local user groups let's just
check if ted's there yes
okay so go into groups right click
select new group
let's call it family
okay and i can add members from here so
i'll ted
and then create that group
okay so if i click on family name
it is there and then you can put a
description this
this family
[Music]
or whatever you want to put there okay
so that's a user created and that's a
user added to a specific group
so next step is going to be to create a
folder so
click on this folder icon here i'm gonna
go on the local drive c
right click
um new folder
and let's call it important
and then i'm gonna create a file and put
it in there just
because it'll show you what i mean about
read and write access
so let's call it this is a dog
and file save as
then i'm going to want to put it in that
important folder there
just call it dog
make sure it goes in okay
okay so that's the folder and file
created so if i click on
important now go to properties
go to advanced
security sorry and then advanced
and then i'm going to disable
inheritance and remove all inheritance
from this folder so that means any
previous group or default group that it
won't inherit any of those permissions
and i can create my own and i do want to
continue
okay so to change the missions now click
edit
and then i want to create a group so
admin
check names okay
and then let's add that family group as
well
check them so notice how it underlines
it that's just verifying that that is a
group on the computer
so
family we're going to have read only
and then admin i'm going to give them
modify as well
okay
so
currently logged in
as an admin
and i can put one two three four
and it lets me save it okay so let's
switch user
ted it might just be a bit slow next
it's got to go through the first login
login parts
so
just gotta wait a few seconds
just click through all of these
okay so we're in
just click on this folder
and then
important is here click on dog
and then
that's 289
i'll save access is denied okay so
that's
two users there one who has access to
read and write and one who only has
access to read so quite a whistle
through some basics of windows 10 there
but i hope you've learned something and
see you next video
関連動画をさらに表示
DevOps for Freshers | Bài 7: Quyền truy cập trong Linux | DevOps cho người mới bắt đầu
Creating and granting permission to MySQL users
Setup Share Folders with NTFS Permission in Windows Server 2019
Quick Tutorial - Users and Permissions in SQL Server
CSS NC II COC 3: SET UP COMPUTER SERVER. #computersystem #computernetwork #computerrepair #css
Role Based Access | Endpoint Privilege Manager Nugget Series
5.0 / 5 (0 votes)