Delete Permissions

[ZartiTech]

Hey All,

I am trying to keep employees from deleting Files and or Folders from our shared network drive. We are in a Windows SBS 2003 environment.

In order to try to block this permission, I went to the Shared Drive (in this case H:\), right clicked and went to properties > security tab and added the "Users" group, and went to that group's advanced permissions screen and unchecked Delete Sub Folder & Files and Delete.

However, even though it will prevent deleting I cannot rename files and when I save a new document to that folder it asks if I want to replace an exisiting file (even though one doesn't exist) and it leaves a .tmp file in the folder.

Is there a way for me to limit the deletion of Folders and Files easily?

Thanks,
Jon.

 

[WhoKilledKenny]

Unfortunately, the rename requires the delete function. It is easy to limit deletion, but it comes at the cost of not being able to rename files.

 

[ZartiTech]

Thanks WHoKilled Kenny,

Actually the rename is almost ok, but my real issue is with the fact that it asks if I want to replace an exisiting file (even though one doesn't exist) and it leaves a .tmp file in the folder.

Have you ever seen that before?

 

[porkchopexpress]

You could allow the creator owner group permissions this will mean that users only have permissions to delete files that they create this might also allow them to rename.

 

[itsp1965]

Unfortunately you need the delete right in order to modify files. This is the reason why you also get .tmp file being generated.

 

[ZartiTech]

So how do firms control this?

I could have someone walk in tomorrow and delete the entire shared drive.

Isn't there some way to lock it down without really inhibiting use of the system? I also dont want to by a whole new software suite

Thanks again.

 

[porkchopexpress]

Don't have any single group that can access or delete the whole shared drive you could have groups based on department and have a folder for each department that that group can manage.

 

[WhoKilledKenny]

Yes, you have to lock down perms as much as possible. What if someone deletes files and folders under the share... Restore!