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File Sharing winXP

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  • 03-11-2005 1:27pm
    #1
    gogul
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    Hi,

    I have a couple of winXP Pro computers networked together. I have a folder on comp1 that I want to share out to comp2 and comp3 and have setup permissions accordingly. However, this folder contains numerous sub-directories and there is one I want to restrict access to from comp2.

    I have setup the sub-directory with permissions to deny comp2 access, but it still gets access to it.

    Any ideas?

    G.


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    #2
    Karoma
    Registered Users Posts: 19,396 ✭✭✭✭Karoma


    (Chances are,I'm wrong but..) You're thinking/looking at NTFS File/Folder permissions , but what you're actually dealing with when networking is share permissions; which can be granted at folder level only i.e. The share permissions apply to any files or subfolders within the share.


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    Capt'n Midnight
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    make sure the drive is NTFS., FAT has NO security

    also use the command prompt CACLS to see the permissions on a file

    I usually turn off the inherit option for reasons like this, I prefer to set permissions rather than hoping the root isn't the everyone:full control default

    best to setup another folder so the one you don't want them to see is not a sub folder - idiot proofing in case you have to restore or reinstall

    BTW: are you doing it by Username ?


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    Karoma
    Registered Users Posts: 19,396 ✭✭✭✭Karoma


    if by Username\comp - try judging changes by Effective permissions (it's generally handier)


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    gogul
    Closed Accounts Posts: 216 ✭✭gogul


    Capt'n Midnight wrote:
    make sure the drive is NTFS., FAT has NO security

    also use the command prompt CACLS to see the permissions on a file

    I usually turn off the inherit option for reasons like this, I prefer to set permissions rather than hoping the root isn't the everyone:full control default

    best to setup another folder so the one you don't want them to see is not a sub folder - idiot proofing in case you have to restore or reinstall

    BTW: are you doing it by Username ?

    The drive is NTFS. I am setting permissions by username. The only problem I have is that I really need the restricted folder to be a sub-folder. Is there no way to block the inherited permissions onto sub-folders?


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