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Difficulty: Very hardApplication Installation and Configuration Concepts

A systems administrator is deploying a newly released proprietary database client application to standard domain users across a corporate network. During post-deployment testing, users encounter two main operational failures: they cannot save custom report configurations to the network share path `\\FS1\Reports`, and the application crashes on launch when attempting to update local configuration state stored within `HKLM\SOFTWARE\DataCorp\Client`. The administrator must resolve these issues while adhering to the principle of least privilege. Which TWO of the following configurations should the administrator perform? (Select TWO.)

  1. Grant the Domain Users group Modify permissions on the shared network folder directory.Answer
  2. Adjust the Access Control List (ACL) on the HKLM\SOFTWARE\DataCorp\Client registry key to grant Write access to Domain Users.Answer
  3. C
    Add the Domain Users group to the local Administrators group on all client workstations.
  4. D
    Upgrade the client operating system to Windows 11 Enterprise to enable automatic elevated registry virtualization for standard users.

Answer

The administrator should grant the Domain Users group Modify permissions on the network share directory and adjust the ACL on the application's specific HKLM registry key to grant Write access.
To resolve network file saving errors and application launch crashes while respecting least privilege, the administrator must target only the specific resources requested by the application. Granting Modify permissions on the shared network folder allows file creation and editing. Granting granular Write access specifically on the application's subkey within HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE permits required registry updates without making users full local administrators.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Analyze the file path access requirement for saving reports.
Identified that standard users require write/create capabilities on `\\FS1\Reports`, requiring Modify NTFS/Share permissions.
Standard users cannot save or modify files on network resources if restricted by share or NTFS permissions.
2
Analyze the registry access failure under `HKLM\SOFTWARE\DataCorp\Client`.
Identified that `HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE` is protected and restricted to Read-only for non-administrators by default.
Granting granular Write access specifically to the application's registry path solves the launch crash without elevating overall user account privileges.
3
Evaluate remaining options against security best practices.
Rejected administrative group membership and OS edition upgrades.
Local administrative membership violates least privilege, and Windows edition upgrades do not bypass native security access control lists.

Key Concept

Granular permission management for application deployment under the principle of least privilege.
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