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Windows permissions: WTF?
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I'm setting up some shares in Windows XP. Questions I have:
1. Is there any way to change permissions on multiple directories at the same time?
2. I am sharing music. I create a folder for the artist/album, then move it into the shared music directory. It does not inherit the "guest" permissions automatically. The only way I can get guests to have read permissions is to add it manually to every folder I make. That sucks ass. Is there a better way?
1. Is there any way to change permissions on multiple directories at the same time?
2. I am sharing music. I create a folder for the artist/album, then move it into the shared music directory. It does not inherit the "guest" permissions automatically. The only way I can get guests to have read permissions is to add it manually to every folder I make. That sucks ass. Is there a better way?
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some tips :
You can change the top level directory to have the permissions you want, and hit the checkbox to say "extend to child objects" under the advanced tab
You can also juse select multiple files and folders and set the permissions on the group of them
Make sure under XP , in a folder.. you go to Tools->folder options->view and uncheck Use simple file sharing to see the security tab
for any given file or folder (at the folder level) you can, under the security tab, hit advanced and then effective permissions. This lets you see the exact permissions the user you select has.
Folders you drop into a container folder do no automatically inherit permissions.. because it is possible to give everyone r/w access to a folder EXCEPT certian sub folders... in case of conflict, the mst restrictive set of permissions wins out...
*sigh* I long for a simple 3 bit permission scheme....
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No kidding. Is there any word on what kind of permissions scheme Vista will be using?
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This right here is your issue. When moving files, they keep their source permissions. If you copy the files there, they will inherit the destination permissions. That's just how it works.
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For what you're doing, it sounds like the best option is to get the folder structure created the way you want, then use the "reset permissions on subfolders and files" checkbox.
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