Help with Sharing , Security and Share Mgt on NT Server 2

[MissyEd]

Hi all, sorry about the length of this post, but since the 2 go hand in hand .....<br>
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Ive got a USERS folder on my bdc. The security setting is Administrator (Full Control) and Domain Users (Change Control). The sharing is Administrators (Full Control) and Domain Users (Read Control) for the root, say E:\Users, then each user has a folder created by Domain User Mgr when their account is created. I've set up the security and sharing to prevent users placing files in the root. So here are my problems:<br>
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1. Ive cleaned out the root but cannot delete one of the files, lets call it Sue.ppt. When I try to del the file, it gives me this error message: 'Error deleting file, cannot delete sue.ppt. Access is denied. Make sure the disk is not full/write protected'. Ive checked and it is neither. Im logged in as administrator, so I tried taking ownership which was successful, but still couldnt del the file. I kicked everyone off using the server service in case someone had it as a wallpaper, still no success. Any ideas ?<br>
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2. Id prefer that when each user logged on, they could only see their folder. At the moment, at logon, the user is connected to the USERS folder, say X:. They have to then select their specific folder when saving a file or browsing via windows explorer, say X:\GSMITH. Id like them to only see their own folder rather than everyone else's. Although they cant access anyone else's, it can be confusing for some newbies.<br>
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All help greatly appreciated <p> <br><a href=mailto:msedbbw@hotmail.com>msedbbw@hotmail.com</a><br><a href= > </a><br>Working towards MCSE and looking for work overseas

 

[MasterRacker]

1. I've run into rogue file locks as well. <i>After</i> you took ownership, did you look at the security permissions again? That would be one thing. You may need to reboot your server to clear the lock as well. Sorry I can't offer a better solution to that one.<br>
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2. You can't hide other user folders, however you can create a shortcut for each user that points to their home folder. The command line is <b>explorer /e,/root,\\&lt;server&gt;\&lt;share&gt;\&lt;homefolder&gt; </b>. This way each user gets a full explorer view with a folder tree that only shows their home folder. Works well.<br>
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[MissyEd]

Thanks for the assistance Jeff. After taking ownership, I discovered the security permission was set to a user. I removed this and it deleted OK. The other suggestion worked well too <br>
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<p> <br><a href=mailto:msedbbw@hotmail.com>msedbbw@hotmail.com</a><br><a href= > </a><br>Working towards MCSE and looking for work overseas

 

[Guest_imported]

To address that, I have standardized on a drive letter for personal drives. I like &quot;I:&quot;, we use &quot;U:&quot; now. When you map a drive letter to the dir, you can't go up past the &quot;root.&quot;