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Granting folder access in NT vers Novell

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by ron_burrows

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I am changing over from Novell to NT Servers, in Novell I can grant R/W access to a folder 10 layers deep with no problem, how do you do this in NT if you want a person to have R/W to the 10 folder but none above it.

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by timwalsh

It depends on how a specific user will reach the folder.
Option 1: Create a network share and tell the user that that is the only way for him to reach it. Set R/W permissions for the user on that folder. Make sure the user is not a memeber of any group that has permissions on higher-level folders.
Option 2: If the user will have to tunnel down through all 10 levels to reach his folder (for whatever reason), there is a permission called list. This permission allows a user to list the contents of folders and subfolders but not to open any that he doesn't have permission for. Grant the user only list permissions for all upper-level folders and only turn on R/W permission for the specific folder you want him to access. Again, Make sure the user is not a memeber of any group that has other permissions on higher-level folders.

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