Documentation error in the "To add users to or remove users from a file or folder" topic in the "Encrypting File System" section of Windows Server 2003 Help

This article discusses a documentation error in the "To add users to or remove users from a file or folder" topic in the "Encrypting File System" section of the "Security" section of Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Help. This article also describes the correct information for the topic.

The "To add users to or remove users from a file or folder" topic in Windows Server 2003 Help incorrectly states that you can add users to or remove users from an encrypted folder as follows.

To add users to or remove users from a file or folder

1. Open Windows Explorer.
2. Right-click the encrypted file or folder that you want to change, and then click Properties.
3. On the General tab, click Advanced.
4. In Advanced Attributes, click Details.
5. To add a user to this file or folder, click Add, and then do one of the following:
   • To add a user whose certificate is on this computer, click the certificate and then click OK.
   • To view a certificate on this computer before adding it to the file, click the certificate and then click View Certificate.
   • To add a user from the Active Directory, click Find User, then locate the user in the list and click OK.
6. To remove a user from this file or folder, click the user name and then click Remove.

Encrypting File System (EFS) lets you add users to and remove users from encrypted files. However, EFS does not let you add users to or remove users from encrypted folders. The following is the correct information for this topic.

To add users to or remove users from a file

1. Open Windows Explorer.
2. Right-click the encrypted file that you want to change, and then click Properties.
3. On the General tab, click Advanced.
4. Click Details.
5. To add a user to this file, click Add, and then use one of the following procedures:
   • To add a user whose certificate is on this computer, click the certificate, and then click OK.
   • To view a certificate on this computer before you add the certificate to the file, click the certificate, and then click View Certificate.
   • To add a user from Active Directory, click Find User, click the user in the list, and then click OK.
6. To remove a user from this file, click the user name, and then click Remove.

For more information about EFS, visit the following Microsoft Web site: