I agree with Ken that this is not terribly difficult to do. All you would need is a script. You could even have the script create the new folder structure and generate the appropriate ACLs in one shot.
The real question is, what are the permissions supposed to look like under the tree? That is what will dictate the complexity, if any. *ASB *(My XeeSM Profile) <http://XeeSM.com/AndrewBaker> *Exploiting Technology for Business Advantage...* * * Signature powered by WiseStamp <http://www.wisestamp.com/email-install> On Mon, Aug 9, 2010 at 11:43 PM, Ken Schaefer <[email protected]> wrote: > Hmm - I don't think this is hard to do (based on your requirements below). > A few groups and NTFS permissions accomplishes this. > > You could have some folders setup as a template, and an admin would copy > those folders for each new client and just run a script that re-ACLs the > folders... > > (I am assuming that the same Testers have access to all Test Results > folders, rather than there being a group for each new client) > > Cheers > Ken > > -----Original Message----- > From: Charlie Kaiser [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, 10 August 2010 12:47 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: File server structure and perms > > I've been tasked with setting up a file server structure for a client. SBS > 2008. We normally set up Home, Shared, and Public. Client wants a completely > different paradigm. They want a master folder for each of their clients, > with subfolders below that which have varying permissions. So for example: > > Client master folder > ->test results > ->notes > ->estimates > ->contracts > > Each of the subfolders would have different perms; techs writing data to > test results would not have access to estimates, for example. > > They also wish to have a template setup so that each time they add a > client, they can put this structure in place and have the appropriate > permissions in effect. > > I don't see a simple way to do this. It looks to be highly IT-intensive, > which is not what we nor the client would like. > > It almost sounds more like a sharepoint thing, although I have little > first-hand knowledge of sharepoint deployments. > > Any suggestions? > > Thanks! > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
