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Windows Server 2008 Creating Folders Issue
Hi:
I'm running Windows 2008 Server Standard Edtion as a file server. Initially while copying the data from the old Windows Server 2003 I experienced an error on random directories and files. I documented the files and contiuned copying until the task was completed. I looked at the files that didn't copy and found the file had no owner assigned. I then had to assign an owner to each file and add the users I wanted to access that file, then I could copy it over. This only happened on 1 directory but many random subdirectories and files.
I have a shared data drive with 25 directories. I've reset security rights on about 1/3 of the directories for specific users to access. While resetting the the rights on the most recent folder, I received a message that read, "An error occurred while applying security info to: (Directory/File name)." The same error occurred as when copying the data initially. I had to document the file, go back and assign an owner to the directory/file and assign individual users. In the process of doing this, I discovered if I assigned an owner, added the Administrator as a user with full rights and clicked "Apply", the Administrator would appear as a User Name and the other 3 users I was going to add would appear.
At one point I recalled seeing a message that read something like, "applying security settings may result in random file access issues."
I also have a user with 4 mapped drives to the server. He can read, write and create directories on 3 of the mapped drives. On the fourth, he can read but cannot create or overwrite a directory. His access rights are setup the same on all the mapped drives. He was running Windows XP Pro SP3 and experienced the problem. He is now running Windows 7 and is having the same problem.
What am I missing here?
Thanks,
Meldano37
I'm running Windows 2008 Server Standard Edtion as a file server. Initially while copying the data from the old Windows Server 2003 I experienced an error on random directories and files. I documented the files and contiuned copying until the task was completed. I looked at the files that didn't copy and found the file had no owner assigned. I then had to assign an owner to each file and add the users I wanted to access that file, then I could copy it over. This only happened on 1 directory but many random subdirectories and files.
I have a shared data drive with 25 directories. I've reset security rights on about 1/3 of the directories for specific users to access. While resetting the the rights on the most recent folder, I received a message that read, "An error occurred while applying security info to: (Directory/File name)." The same error occurred as when copying the data initially. I had to document the file, go back and assign an owner to the directory/file and assign individual users. In the process of doing this, I discovered if I assigned an owner, added the Administrator as a user with full rights and clicked "Apply", the Administrator would appear as a User Name and the other 3 users I was going to add would appear.
At one point I recalled seeing a message that read something like, "applying security settings may result in random file access issues."
I also have a user with 4 mapped drives to the server. He can read, write and create directories on 3 of the mapped drives. On the fourth, he can read but cannot create or overwrite a directory. His access rights are setup the same on all the mapped drives. He was running Windows XP Pro SP3 and experienced the problem. He is now running Windows 7 and is having the same problem.
What am I missing here?
Thanks,
Meldano37
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I checked the share perimissions on the Bldg Inspector folder. "Everyone" was set with only "read" rights. I checked the other 2 boxes and that solved the problem.
When you suggest setting shared permissions as "Authenticated Users" do you mean adding them to the existing "Everyone" user or removing "Everyone" and replace it with "Authenticated Users"?
When you suggest setting shared permissions as "Authenticated Users" do you mean adding them to the existing "Everyone" user or removing "Everyone" and replace it with "Authenticated Users"?
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Thanks for your quick response.
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A curious thing, this directory is located on a data partition labeled D:\DATAPART1. This drive is shared as \\Server1\Summit The location is D:\DATAPART1\Bldg Inspector. There is another directory, D:\DATAPART1\BLDG and this user can create/delete folders in that directory. Both directories are are shared and mapped because of a mapping program that needs mapped drives on the workstations to build links to mapping data.
From the workstation, if I click on the mapped drive, J:\Bldg Inspector, and try to create a new directory I receive a "permissions" error. If I click on the S:\Summit\Bldg Inspector and create a new directory it works.
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