Re: home folder management

If you assign users change permissions, it will allow them modify / add /
remove files, but not remove permissions from the administrator. I use
change permissions all the time. If things get a little out of hand, an
administrator can assume ownership of the file and reset permissions.


Eric Bursley
Eric Bursley eric at bursley dot net


"gousers" <gousers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:977B29F1-3D1A-4920-848D-BF8B788794F0@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> I'd like add the objective.
>
> Need a way to ensure administrators can open and access every file. Ensure
> users can not lock administrators out.
>
> I don't think a user could ever completely lock out the administrator. But
> if scripts or other means are used to scan for files a users could cause
> the
> scripts to miss their folder and I'm not sure the administrator would
> know.
>
> Also wish to implement disk quotas at some point. I don't think folder
> ownership affects quotas. I believe this is done at the file level and I'm
> attempting at this point to alter file ownership.
>
> Any methods appreciated.
>
> Thanks.
>
> "gousers" wrote:
>
>> Need insight on user home drive mangement.
>>
>> The concern is over the default action of windows giving the user both
>> full
>> permissions and ownership of the folder and administrators limited
>> access.
>>
>> The desire is to automate somehow giving users only needed access and
>> administrators full access and ownership.


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