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Windows Server 2003 SP2 Can't assign folder permissions

I needed to add a user to the permissions on a folder. It appears to have been successful as the effective permissions displays correctly. However the user can't access that particular folder or it's sub-folders.

The user previously had permissions to that exact folder, but went on leave and other (temporary) user was using her PC, hence I had to revoke the rights and now need to re-invoke.

Asif Bacchus

Has the user logged-off and then back on since the permissions were changed? Also, are the permissions applied directly to the folder in question or are they being inherited from a parent folder?

Tim Short

ASKER

Rebooted the PC many times.
They were being inherited from the parent, but I have broken that link.

Asif Bacchus

Interesting and frustrating! Does this happen if you create/assign a different user or does it appear to be limited to this one user?

Tim Short

ASKER

Ok, I have added another user to that folder permission, one that has never had access to it before and it works.

So appears to be a "feature" of that user ...

Asif Bacchus

When you apply the permissions to the existing user, have you tried applying them via the advanced permissions dialog and then selecting the "Replace all child object permissions with inheritable permissions from this object" to force a reset of permissions?

Tim Short

ASKER

Yes, multiple times.

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Tim Short

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Thanks, 2 was the clue. I had forgotten to amend the login script after the user returned from leave so she was effectively logging on as someone else (who of course didn't have rights). Thanks for your help and apologies for the stupidity. :)

Asif Bacchus

No problem, we all have those moments ;-) Glad you got it sorted out.