MS Server 2003 Permissions

joey1211

joey1211

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I want to make the Office executable file temporarily available on Windows Server 20003. However I do not want them to be able to copy the Office Software suite to their computer and thus steal it.

What settings do I need to set in the permission to allow this?
 
once you make the office file available, even read only, they will be able to make a copy of it, just not delete it / move it

only way to do it is to restrict who you tempoarily make it available to.

you could share the folder in a hidden share (add a $ to the end of the share name) unless you're in the habit of looking for office installations on office network drives by guessing share names, this should suffice

just make sure you tell the people who need it they need to browse to \\servername\office2003$ (or whatever)

:)

if you want to be more secure, you could create a windows AD user, and then go into the permissions tab of the folder, and restrict access to only the parties you want to have it. then just tell them to get the file they need to log onto windows as office2003setup (or whatever you call the AD account)

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isnt all of this pointless with a CD key ? just only tell the people you want to have it the CD key. The rest wont be able to install. :D
 
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yep, but I'm not doing the installation, someone else. And I'm not happy about giving him a free distributable copy of ms office
 
so what are you wanting to restrict

the person you're giving the installer to being able to use it when he gets home ?

or peoeple getting the installer other than the person you've given it to ?

if its the former, theres not a lot you can do. Once you've given them the installer and the CD key theres nothing to stop that person taking it home and using it there. it wont be licensed of course, but if they're the sort of person to do that, then that wont bother them

get somebody else you trust to do the installs or do them remotely using TSC ?
 
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