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set folder permissions on multiple subfolders - windows server 2008

i am attempting to give a user full access to the subfolders of a folder, but not the root folder...

i have over a hundred folders at the main level, and many more in each sublevel - so i am looking for a way to automate this... any suggestions?

i would imagine the solution is a script that will loop through all of the main folders, set permissions to be read only, then loop through each sub-folder and give permissions to create/delete etc on each one.... but maybe this sort of feature is already available in windows server 2008?

e.g.

.../mainfolder1 (no permissions to make changes)
.../mainfolder/subfolder1
.../mainfolder/subfolder2 (full permissions inside each of these)
.../mainfolder/subfolder3
.../mainfolder2
.../mainfolder2/subfolder1
.../mainfolder2/subfolder2
.../mainfolder2/subfolder3
etc

any advice appreciated,
Cheers!

ienaxxx

you have to go on the top folder and edit the permissions in advanced mode.

Just after selecting the user you are prompted about where this permission will apply and what perms to assign.

Select "only subfolders and files" and check the boxes accordingly to what access you want to give.

HTH.

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weaverk

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thank you for the extra step to make a screenshots...
your help is very much appreciated!

ienaxxx

Glad to be of help!
Thank You for the feedback!