Urgent Permissions Problem 2

[Skittle]

I have a folder permissions problem.

I have a three level folder structure.
Folder 3 is within folder 2 which is within folder 1.

Folder 1
File1.txt
File2.txt
Folder 2
FileA.txt
Folder 3
FileB.txt

I want my user to be able to navigate through Folder 1 and Folder 2 to Folder 3.
The user has read, write and modify for folder 3.
The user has only the ‘Traverse Folder/Execute File’ permission for Folder 1 and 2.

With these settings I expected my user to be able to navigate through Folder 1 and Folder 2 without viewing any files in Folder 1 and Folder 2 and then be able to
edit anything in Folder 3.

The problem is, he is denied permission to open Folder 1. Why is this?
Do I have to do something to Folder1 in addition to ‘Traverse Folder/Execute File’?


Dazed and confused

 

[richyd]

Could you not map the relevant folder? this will bypass all the root directories.

 

[PScottC]

Windows does not use "implicit" permissions like Novell does. You have to give the user the "List" privilege to Folder1 and Folder2 so that they can traverse the folder.

There is a way to "bypass traverse checking", but I've actually never used it, so I can't describe it's behavior.

Your other option is to share Folder3. Then the user doesn't have to traverse the other folders at all. He simply connects directly to Folder3.

PSC

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[ncotton]

1. You need to set folder permissions for the usergroup/user AND share permissions. If you just assign share permissions, then he will be able to see the folder, but not open it, because he doesn't have the standard security permission for that folder.
2. Is there any point in having them even view folder 1 and 2. Why not just assign him full control directly on Folder 3, so when he conncets to \\ServerShare\ he just sees folder 3 and has full access.

Hope this Helps.

Neil J Cotton
njc Information Systems
Systems Consultant

 

[PScottC]

I suppose the question is which folder is being shared... The way that I read it is that Folder 1 is the share point and Folder 3 is where the user has rights.

PSC

Governments and corporations need people like you and me. We are samurai. The keyboard cowboys. And all those other people out there who have no idea what's going on are the cattle. Mooo! --Mr. The Plague, from the movie "Hackers