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by jdrennenjr 1 view

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I set up a "test" domain to test the use of software, rights, permissions etc. I have a "user" who needs to be in the Everyone group. When I try to locate the Everyone group, it doesn't show up in the Built-in Groups. When I try to create the group I get an error message that says the group can't be created because it already exists. When I do a search for the group, it can't be found. Any suggestions??

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by kinetechs

Hi there,
The EVRYONE group is a special group. It is not stored in any accounts database (e.g. Active Directory, SAM). You become a memeber of these special groups automatically. So your "user" is already a member of the EVERYONE group.

Cheers!
~Sean

by w2ktechman

Sean is right, but I fear a network hole in your settings. For security reasons you should not assign "Everyone" permissions to files or folders. The reason being that if you do, you are vulnerable to hackers.
If you need to assign permissions to everyone in the company, it is better to use "authenticated users", or to create a group and assign everyone to it.

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