Re: home folder management

When you set the home drive path in AD for users and computers the system
creates the user folder and automatically gives the user full control. I'd
like for the access level to be "change". I'm looking for a way to automate
it. Can this be done?


"Oli Restorick [MVP]" wrote:

> Agreed. A convenient place to use the change permissions is to set it at
> the share level, which limits users' permissions to no more than change,
> regardless of what the NTFS permissions say.
>
> Oli
>
>
> "Eric Bursley" <ebursley at swbell dot net> wrote in message
> news:%23YL01QLFGHA.3100@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > 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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