Basics of NTFS Permissions
Introduction to NTFS permissions, their components, and how Docusnap365 interprets them.
NTFS Basics
Technical and conceptual background on NTFS permission analysis in Docusnap365.
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Basics of NTFS Analysis
This chapter explains the key concepts behind NTFS permissions and shows how Docusnap365 interprets, processes, and visualizes this information. While the quick start provides a step-by-step introduction to practical usage, this chapter lays the theoretical foundation for deeper understanding.
The content is aimed especially at IT professionals, system administrators, and security officers who want to understand:
- how NTFS permissions are technically structured,
- how these permissions affect users and groups,
- and how Docusnap365 derives effective access rights from them.
Contents of This Section
The following subchapters provide the foundation for solid understanding:
NTFS Permissions
Terms and structures such as ACLs, SIDs, principals, inheritance, and share permissions.Effective Permissions
How Docusnap365 calculates the actual effective rights for a user by combining data from various sources (share, inheritance, group memberships).
This chapter helps you interpret analysis results with confidence — and builds the basis for targeted actions in cleanup, audit, and compliance.
Understanding Effective Permissions
How do effective permissions arise? Which factors are considered by Docusnap365 – and which are not?