Thanks guys makes sense Cheers
Graeme On Wed, 13 Sep 2017 at 00:23, Kurt Buff <[email protected]> wrote: > +1 > - create a directory at the root, and share that, not the root. > - Remove the NTFS permissions for Users from the root, and assign it to > the directory, with Read-Only (this folder only) > > It solves a lot of problems. > > Kurt > > > > On Tue, Sep 12, 2017 at 3:10 AM, Melvin Backus <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Not putting them in the root avoids the need to modify the base NTFS >> permissions on every new share you create. While defaults used to allow >> r/w access for everyone, now the default is r/o for everyone. By pushing >> down a level you can change it once and all new shares can inherit the new >> setting. I create a Shares folder for that purpose. No clue why going >> down 2 levels though. I get the path length part, but our users wind up >> exceeding that so often I’ve just come to accept it. Move a 200 >> character path down the tree 8 levels to another 200 character path and >> what do you get? A mess. J >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> There are 10 kinds of people in the world... >> those who understand binary and those who don't. >> >> >> >> *From:* [email protected] [mailto: >> [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Graeme Carstairs >> *Sent:* Tuesday, September 12, 2017 5:10 AM >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Subject:* [NTSysADM] Is there a reason not to have file shares in a >> drives root folder >> >> >> >> Recently came across some filservers that were setup as >> >> >> >> F:\1\2\fileshares >> >> >> >> When asked why they relied that they had an ms consultant who recommended >> this as file share share should not be in the root folder and that 3rd >> level folder was the reccomended place for them >> >> >> >> They can't remember his reasoning >> >> >> >> But the 1 and 2 was to keep the path small so not to run into path length >> issues >> >> >> >> Does anyone know why this would be recommended ? >> >> >> >> Tia >> >> Graeme >> >> -- >> >> Graeme Carstairs >> >> >> >> e-mail :- [email protected] >> > > -- Graeme Carstairs e-mail :- [email protected]
