Re: Document library folder level security

What is the best way to handle permissions for document libraries?

Thanks

"Shane Young" wrote:

> No folder level permissions in SPS 2003. Sorry. Maybe in the next release.
> :) <fingers crossed>
>
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> "svgraue" <svgraue@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> > We used the SPS 2003 Document Library Migration tools: spout.exe and
> > spin.exe to migrate our document library from SPS 2001 to SPS 2003.
> >
> > On the new SPS 2003 server, we now have one document library with 15 top
> > folders and 2000+ documents but all domain users can see all folders. In
> > SPS
> > 2001, we could set permissions at the folder level, but this does not seem
> > to
> > be the case in SPS 2003? How should we handle the structure of the
> > document
> > library so that we can control access to these folders? (using active
> > directory groups and users)
> >
> > Any help would be greatly appreciated!
> >
> > Thanks- S. Grauel (SPS 2003 Newbie)
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> > svgraue
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