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Q171923: Service Pack Installation May Replace File Permissions

Article: Q171923
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): WinNT:4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbnetwork kbsetup
Last Modified: 09-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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After you install Service Pack 2 (SP2), all of the SP2 files that were installed
had only the Everyone (Full Control) ACL applied. Pre-SP2 files that had tighter
restrictions before SP2 no longer have any restrictions on them on NTFS
partitions.

CAUSE
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The Setup APIs that were being used by the Service Pack Update Routine did not
retain the attributes or security of the files.

RESOLUTION
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This problem has been resolved in Service Pack 3 and later.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 4.0. This
problem was corrected in the latest Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 U.S. Service Pack.
For information on obtaining the service pack, query on the following word in
the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):

  S E R V P A C K
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Keywords          : kbnetwork kbsetup 
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNTW400 kbWinNTW400search kbWinNT400search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS400
Version           : WinNT:4.0
Hardware          : ALPHA PPC x86
Issue type        : kbbug

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