Setting File System Permissions

Unwired Platform runs as a collection of Windows services. By default, these services are installed to run as "Local System account".

You can restrict permissions by removing most users and groups from the Unwired Platform installation directory.

  1. Open File Explorer.
  2. Right-click <UnwiredPlatform_InstallDir>, and click Properties.
  3. On the Security tab, click Advanced.
  4. Unselect Inherit from parent the permission entries that apply to child objects. Include these with entries explicitly defined here..
  5. In the confirmation pop-up, choose Copy, then select Replace permission entries on all child objects with entries shown here that apply to child objects..
  6. In the table of Permission entries, remove all users except SYSTEM and Administrators entries.
  7. Click OK.
Parent topic: Securing the Data Infrastructure
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