Setting permissions so that TAs can access your course folders

These instructions are written from the perspective of a student in CS 140, but are easily modified to deal with students in other classes.

The instructions assume that the TAs are in a group called (00 2) CS140TA. The course's instructor should make sure that the group exists before asking the students to follow the instructions.

• Set List permission for CS 140 TAs on your home directory
  • Select Start/Run
  • Enter \\pinky\users$ and hit OK
  • In the long list of account names, select your user name.
  • Right click on your account name and select Properties, then Security, then Permissions
  • In the dialog that pops up  select Replace Permissions on Existing Files and then click the Add button
  • In the dialog that pops up select (00 2) CS140TA in the list box, then click the Add button, then select Type of access = List. Now keep clicking OK buttons until all dialogs are  closed.
• Set Change permission for CS 140 TAs on folder CS140 and on all subfolders and files therein.
  • Double click on your user name in the long list of account names.
  • Select subfolder CS140 and right click on it. Then select Properties, then Security, then Permissions
  • In the dialog that pops up select Replace Permissions on Subdirectories and select Replace Permissions on Existing Files and then click the Add button
  • In the dialog that pops up select  (00 2) CS140TA in the list box, then click the Add button, then select Type of access = Change. Now keep clicking OK buttons until all dialogs are  closed.