File Attributes are NOT NTFS Permissions
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In the CompTIA A+ Core2 training videos - the following two modules:
MS OS Security Permissions
MS OS Security Features
Wes covers NTFS Permissions and later, File Attributes.
I think a better distinction must be made between the two.
File Attributes - have been around since the DOS days.
Does not require NTFS. FAT, FAT32, NTFS, other - under MS OS, can turn these File Attributes on or off
R (Read Only), A (Archive bit - used to help manage backups), S (System), H (Hidden), I (Indexed), Encrypted
Managed by: Properties of File/Folder | Attributes. Or Command Line ‘attrib’ command.Again, File Attributes are NOT related to NTFS (or Share) permissions.
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Hey @Wayne-Pruski thank you for your feedback, I value it. I mention the file attributes and NTFS separately and collectively with NTFS permissions. I explain that these are two distinctly different file mechanisms (0:57 - A+ Core 2 - MS OS Security Features). You are correct in the fact that R, A, S, and H are files attributes of FAT and NTFS file systems (and maybe the R=read-only attribute locking files). However, remember the context of "MS OS Security Features", is security and the current Window OSs. The Encrypting File System or EFS feature is only available to NTFS (newer exFAT versions excluded) formatted storage devices within the Windows OS. EFS, like the compression attribute are an advanced attributes not available on the FAT file systems and limited on non-MS OSs. Given the context of this episode, the encryption and compression attributes are directly connected to NTFS, Window 10/11 and security features of the current Microsoft OS. Thanks again for your input, this can help to make the shows better the next time we record or update the content!
