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SharePoint sub-site searching and results.

I have a SharePoint sub-site that is restricted to only certain users. Currently results from that site don't show in either main site or sub-site search results.

I would like to be able to search in the sub-site without those items being found when searching in the main site.

What is the best way to accomplish this task?

Thank you!
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Thank you for the response and the effort!  
Apparently I should have said I am using SharePoint 2013!  :)  
I am attempting your solution, but the search scopes are not in SharePoint 2013.  :(  
I will keep on trying and see what I can do.
Thank you
SharePoint 2013 users "Search Results", which are very similar to 2010's search scopes.

You mention finding "things".  Are you referring to items in a list or document library? If so, it is possible to exclude lists and libraries from search crawling. It is a setting under advanced settings for the list or library.

Good luck...
I was working on the Results sources and Query rules yesterday. Good results in the tests. Not in the production. I think I am running into a permissions issue.  Even my SharePoint owner group is being limited. I think if I get that fixed, I will be good!
You can configure the user that does the search to be any user you want it to be in Central Administration.

Good luck...
In the end I had to repair my SharePoint installation using the SharePoint Products configuration wizard.  Then my searches started going normally.

I think the given solution would have worked so I am giving it the points.
Thank you!
Glad you got it to work...