Server 2003 File Rights

[Guest Mike]

Hello everyone, I have a question regarding file rights. According to what

I've read and understand when a folder is copied from one location to another

it will inherit the rights from the new parent folder, however if a folder is

moved to a new location it will retain the old rights that it had previous to

the move. At this point we have to access the share and force the

inheritance to make the folder have the correct rights.

 

This link explains what I'm seeing...

http://www.lockergnome.com/it/2005/06/10/exam-70-290-copyingmoving-folders-files/

 

We would like the inherited rights to apply regardless of whether the folder

is copied or moved. Is this a possibility?

 

Also, if anyone can shed light on why MS would make this the default

behavior for moved folders I would appreciate it. I'm at a loss as to why

this would be default.

 

Thanks much

Mike

[Guest Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

Re: Server 2003 File Rights

 

Mike <Mike@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> Hello everyone, I have a question regarding file rights. According

> to what I've read and understand when a folder is copied from one

> location to another it will inherit the rights from the new parent

> folder, however if a folder is moved to a new location it will retain

> the old rights that it had previous to the move. At this point we

> have to access the share and force the inheritance to make the folder

> have the correct rights.

>

> This link explains what I'm seeing...

> http://www.lockergnome.com/it/2005/06/10/exam-70-290-copyingmoving-folders-files/

 

 

Yep.

> We would like the inherited rights to apply regardless of whether the

> folder is copied or moved. Is this a possibility?

 

Not that I know of. If you're scripting this for regular use, you could

either apply the permissions you wish (cacls or xcacls) or do a copy & then

delete the source. Or use robocopy.

>

> Also, if anyone can shed light on why MS would make this the default

> behavior for moved folders I would appreciate it. I'm at a loss as

> to why this would be default.

 

Can't answer that, sorry.

>

> Thanks much

> Mike

[Guest Mike]

Re: Server 2003 File Rights

 

Thanks for the reply. The big issue we have is when a user is reorganizing

their folders, say a finance director, and moves the folder to a different

location, at this point the rights aren't following the inheritance of the

parent folder.

 

Thanks again for the quick reply

Mike

 

"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote:

> Mike <Mike@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> > Hello everyone, I have a question regarding file rights. According

> > to what I've read and understand when a folder is copied from one

> > location to another it will inherit the rights from the new parent

> > folder, however if a folder is moved to a new location it will retain

> > the old rights that it had previous to the move. At this point we

> > have to access the share and force the inheritance to make the folder

> > have the correct rights.

> >

> > This link explains what I'm seeing...

> > http://www.lockergnome.com/it/2005/06/10/exam-70-290-copyingmoving-folders-files/

>

>

> Yep.

>

> > We would like the inherited rights to apply regardless of whether the

> > folder is copied or moved. Is this a possibility?

>

> Not that I know of. If you're scripting this for regular use, you could

> either apply the permissions you wish (cacls or xcacls) or do a copy & then

> delete the source. Or use robocopy.

> >

> > Also, if anyone can shed light on why MS would make this the default

> > behavior for moved folders I would appreciate it. I'm at a loss as

> > to why this would be default.

>

> Can't answer that, sorry.

> >

> > Thanks much

> > Mike

>

>

>

>

[Guest Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

Re: Server 2003 File Rights

 

Mike <Mike@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> Thanks for the reply. The big issue we have is when a user is

> reorganizing their folders, say a finance director, and moves the

> folder to a different location, at this point the rights aren't

> following the inheritance of the parent folder.

 

Not sure what your options are. I'd teach them to select/right-click/drag,

release/copy here ... & then remove the source, if they are moving between

folders with different permissions. It's more reliable to do that anyway, as

it prevents you losing data if a move goes awry and you've got some files in

one place and some in another.

>

> Thanks again for the quick reply

> Mike

 

No prob - sorry I don't have better advice.

>

> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote:

>

>> Mike <Mike@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>>> Hello everyone, I have a question regarding file rights. According

>>> to what I've read and understand when a folder is copied from one

>>> location to another it will inherit the rights from the new parent

>>> folder, however if a folder is moved to a new location it will

>>> retain the old rights that it had previous to the move. At this

>>> point we have to access the share and force the inheritance to make

>>> the folder have the correct rights.

>>>

>>> This link explains what I'm seeing...

>>> http://www.lockergnome.com/it/2005/06/10/exam-70-290-copyingmoving-folders-files/

>>

>>

>> Yep.

>>

>>> We would like the inherited rights to apply regardless of whether

>>> the folder is copied or moved. Is this a possibility?

>>

>> Not that I know of. If you're scripting this for regular use, you

>> could either apply the permissions you wish (cacls or xcacls) or do

>> a copy & then delete the source. Or use robocopy.

>>>

>>> Also, if anyone can shed light on why MS would make this the default

>>> behavior for moved folders I would appreciate it. I'm at a loss as

>>> to why this would be default.

>>

>> Can't answer that, sorry.

>>>

>>> Thanks much

>>> Mike