Re: NTFS delete problem

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From: Arek Iskra [MVP] (arek_nospam_at_arekiskra.com)
Date: 08/18/04 

Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2004 19:38:34 +0800

Hmm... have you tried giving them "List folder contents" permission to the
parent folder only? IMHO it should do the trick. 

-- 
Arek Iskra
Microsoft MVP for Windows Server - Management
"Werner" <anoniem> wrote in message 
news:Xns9548D97B08630none@207.46.248.16...
> Hi Arek,
>
> Thx for youre response, wat i'm trying is that users who accidently
> delete parent folders will be prompted that they have insufficient
> rights, this is wat happens now but the files on the lowest level are
> still deleted. The folders are kept but imho it should be so that if i
> give a user modify or change/write rights to a folder's contents and
> just read rights on the folder itselve, that if you try to delete the
> folder and you will be stopped by the folder rights.
>
> Offcourse a user can still delete files within a folder but that would
> be done on purpose, so just to stop them deleting a folder and all of
> its contents on a high level i would like them to be stopped (as it says
> in the messagebox), and then check the folders and find everything in
> it.
>
> thx
>
> Werner
>
> So
>
> "Arek Iskra [MVP]" <arek_nospam@arekiskra.com> wrote in
> news:#Wl1XO4gEHA.1048@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl:
>
>> You will need to clear permission inheritance for the files within
>> folders A-C as well. Combersome, but possible.
>>
>> What exactly are you trying to achieve? If you want all the users
>> being able to modify files within folders, but not delete the files
>> which they did not create, you could utilize Creator Owner built-in
>> account.
>>
>

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