Hi Kim,

> Are you saying there are configurations in which
> %PROGRAMFILES% isn't even read-only, but execute-only?

Yep. Of course, very secure systems like that probably wouldn't have
DQSD installed, either. But the point was really that if we're going
to be doing it - why half-way? Let's just provide the most
secure/compliant install possible so the users are not prevented from
using SQSD becasue their system security has been tightened.


> prefs/writable files  %APPDATA%               R/W

+1

> localsearches         %APPDATA%               R/W

+1

> executable/scripts    %PROGRAMFILES%  R/E
> searches                      %PROGRAMFILES%  R/E

IMO:
  Executeables - program files
  Scripts/searches - "all users"\appdata

Generally, the scripts will not be called directly, but read into a
temporary file during the processing of the search.htm file. That file
probably needs to be in the programfiles directory, but shouldn't need
read privs to execute. The DQSD handler can invoke it directly as it
does now and the htm file will just parse the appdata stuff based on
the values returned from the loader object.


> Does removing read access [to program files] and running
> Office work?

I don't know. On the servers I've removed read access from
ProgramFiles I've never needed to install office. I *do* have DQSD
installed on one of them, which I had to set full perms on the folder
in order for it to run.

Regards,

Shawn K. Hall
http://ReliableAnswers.com/

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