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Mass changing of folder permissions

I am administrating a windows 2003 server enivornmment with clients running xp and 2000. I have recently aquired this position and have a lot of cleaning up to do as far as network set up and stuff. One Problem I have is with users home folders. I was under the impression that when you create a home folder through AD that the default permissions on that folder were for the user only. When I create a home folder for a user in AD, the folder is inherting parent folder permissions and also giving the user full control. I just want the user to have access to the folder only and for administrators to be able to take ownership.

Another problem Im having is that some of the previous home folders created have these "inherent permissions" and i really dont want to have to go through each users home folder and look at the settings and change them. Anyone know how i can mass change security permissions on these folders?

ecouso

you must setting up at the begining, now thats hard to do it, it's no chance that windows by itself can may mass change, because the OS don't know how to identify every single user. what i recommend is, just set the mass permissions to root or administrators in this case...and change one by one to the users folders...i know is a hard task, but i don't see other solution.

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Sentinel8o

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That sounds like it will solve my problem with having unwanted groups inherted to the homefolders but the inhert permissions option would still be checked right? I thought that when a home folder was created it had creator with full control of folder and subfolders, and thats it. I Know that the administrator has take ownership permission regardless. I was just wondering when a home folder is created through AD is the inheret permissions option checked by default?

CharliePete00

It looks like I misunderstood your question. I apologise for not answering it correctly. Yes, new home folders will inheret permissions from the parent folder. If I remember correctly it's new profiles that don't inheret but I can't remember just now and I'm not someplace I can check it out.

Sentinel8o

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no it was a two part question acutally so you did answer my questions.
Thanks