Office Integration With Active Directory

I run a network with 40 machines, at the moment we have an
older version of office (2000) running on a Win 2000
server and a mixture of 2000 and XP workstations.

Although the active directory lets me set options on win
explorer to limit access to files and folders the settings
do not apply to the explorer plug-in built into office.
This allows staff to browse other area of the netwok
wihout permissions.

If I upgrade to office 2003 will there be a better
integration with active directory, or are there any other
ways of securing the office explorer?

Mnay Thanks

Dave

There are two types of file permissions: (1) NTFS and (2) Share
NTFS permissions control local access to files
Share permissions control access to files over the wire.

These are not advanced concepts -- they are "introdution to Microsoft
Operating Systems" concepts.

Log onto your server, open "Help and Support" and read about GPOs and how to
use them to assign/remove Share permissions to groups.

Do what real Systems Administrators do: Buy a book about MS Server and a
book about Active Directory, and read them.

steve

"Dave Lomax" wrote in message
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I run a network with 40 machines, at the moment we have an
older version of office (2000) running on a Win 2000
server and a mixture of 2000 and XP workstations.

Although the active directory lets me set options on win
explorer to limit access to files and folders the settings
do not apply to the explorer plug-in built into office.
This allows staff to browse other area of the netwok
wihout permissions.

If I upgrade to office 2003 will there be a better
integration with active directory, or are there any other
ways of securing the office explorer?

Mnay Thanks

Dave

"Do what real Systems Administrators do: Buy a book about MS Server and a
book about Active Directory, and read them."

Don't worry about it Dave I guess Steve was having a bad day and felt he was
being a "real" Systems Administrator, because the real ones like to flame
people instead of being courteous and helpful to their fellow IT friends.

Aaron




"joust in jest" joust in wrote in message
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There are two types of file permissions: (1) NTFS and (2) Share
NTFS permissions control local access to files
Share permissions control access to files over the wire.

These are not advanced concepts -- they are "introdution to Microsoft
Operating Systems" concepts.

Log onto your server, open "Help and Support" and read about GPOs and how
to
use them to assign/remove Share permissions to groups.

Do what real Systems Administrators do: Buy a book about MS Server and a
book about Active Directory, and read them.

steve

"Dave Lomax" wrote in message
...
I run a network with 40 machines, at the moment we have an
older version of office (2000) running on a Win 2000
server and a mixture of 2000 and XP workstations.

Although the active directory lets me set options on win
explorer to limit access to files and folders the settings
do not apply to the explorer plug-in built into office.
This allows staff to browse other area of the netwok
wihout permissions.

If I upgrade to office 2003 will there be a better
integration with active directory, or are there any other
ways of securing the office explorer?

Mnay Thanks

Dave