Removing Access Rights

You can restrict a user’s permissions on your PC by removing specific access rights.

There are three types of rights you can remove:

• Access to your PC—You can remove all access to your PC by deleting the user from your password file.
• Access to services—You can disable access to services on your PC.
• Access to directories—If the user has access to the FTP service, you can restrict access to directories on your PC and to the file access privileges within those directories.

  Note:

  If users attempt to access a service that is missing or disabled in InetD, the connection is terminated. For more information, see the InetD Online Help.

To remove a user from the password file:

1. In the Username/Password Administration dialog box, select the user you want to delete and click Delete. The user is removed from the password file.
2. Click Save to save changes to the password file.

To remove access to a service:

1. In the Username/Password Administration dialog box, select the appropriate user and click Modify. The User Access Rights dialog box opens.
2. In the Services permitted section, clear the check box for the service you want to disable. Click OK.
3. In the Username/Password Administration dialog box, click Save to save changes to the password file.

To remove directory or file access rights:

1. In the Username/Password Administration dialog box, select the appropriate user and click Modify. The User Access Rights dialog box opens.
2. In the Directory Permissions section, do either of the following:
3. • To remove access to a directory, select the directory and click Delete.
   • To remove file access rights, select the appropriate directory and clear the check boxes for rights you want to disable.
3. When you are finished, click OK.
4. In the Username/Password Administration dialog box, click Save to save changes to the password file.

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Username/Password Administration Dialog Box