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Windows Folder Security 1

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Diffy1

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Jun 29, 2005
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Hi

Wondering if someone can assist with this basic query:

On a W2K3 have a top level share that only has basic permissions for a user group (read&exec/list/read). This ensures that the root directors from the folder share can’t be amend/deleted/ or new ones created.

However I want to go one step further and lock down each directory (only) within each root folder at that level so users can’t delete/move/add folders. However I want its contents (files and folders) not to inherit these permissions (giving users full control over the content).

EG.

Share (read&exec/list/read)
- Folder1
- Folder2
- Sub folder (to have read&exec/list/read?)
- Any files/folders don’t inherit permissions.

Is just a case of giving "sub folder" read&exec/list/read and manually selecting full access for each folder within. Or is there a way for children not to inherit the permissions above.
 
If you go into the subfolder-->click on Advanced there is the checkbox to for allowing inheritable rights to propagate from the parent. You can check this off, and change the security for the sub-folder accordingly
 
Thanks for the response! If you can multi-select sub folders and select properties/security/advanced and remove inherit then great!

Problem is that these would need to be applied to each set as sub folders as there are about 100+ folders in the root!

If this is the only way! Thanks again!
 
Well if this is the case, try using the XCACLS tool from the Windows Resource Kit, you can create a batch file to apply the securities to your liking
 
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