Thanks guys for the responses. In retrospect I see that I should have used the term folder permissions. I suspect the most difficult task will be to figure out how the M$ system. - Joe
On Tuesday, November 23, 2010 6:26 AM, Dave Crozier wrote: > >Date: Tue, 23 Nov 2010 11:26:40 +0000 >From: Dave Crozier >To: [email protected] >cc: >Subject: RE: [NF] Anybody with experience with automated setting of >Windowsserverfile permissions? SetACL? > >Matt, >This solution doesn't really help if you need to set ownership permissions on >the files which is usual on a network system of any complexity which is shared >by user groups or needs to run under group policies. > >I did look but there doesn't seem to be something simple that you can use to >do this. The vagaries of M$ Active Directory!!! > >Dave C > >-----Original Message----- >From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of >Jarvis, Matthew >Sent: 22 November 2010 23:42 >To: [email protected] >Subject: RE: [NF] Anybody with experience with automated setting of Windows >serverfile permissions? SetACL? > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] >[mailto:[email protected]] >> On Behalf Of Joe Yoder >> Sent: Monday, November 22, 2010 3:01 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: [NF] Anybody with experience with automated setting of >Windows >> serverfile permissions? SetACL? >> >> I want to automate setting file permissions on a Windows 2003 file >server. >> I attempted this a number of years ago with then current command line >> tools. I abandoned the project because of limitations in the tools. >> >> In looking around the web I came across SetACL by Helge Kline. >> http://helgeklein.com/ . What I see looks good but I know that I will >> need to spend some time reviewing how file sharing and permissions >work as >> well as learning how the tools work. Before I invest the time I'd be >glad >> to hear any comments or recommendations anyone is willing to offer. >> > >Using VB Scripting it looks pretty straighforward using this technique: > >http://www.levonline.com/files/caspdoc_old/html/vbscript_file_object_att >ributes_property.htm > >Thanks, > >Matthew Jarvis || Business Systems Analyst >IT Department >McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center >1460 G Street, Springfield, OR 97477 || Ph: 541-744-6092 || Fax: >541-744-6145 >-------------------------------------------------------------------------- >Disclaimer: This electronic message may contain information that is >Proprietary, Confidential, or legally privileged or protected. It >is intended only for the use of the individual(s) and entity named >in the message. If you are not an intended recipient of this >message, please notify the sender immediately and delete the >material from your computer. Do not deliver, distribute or copy >this message and do not disclose its contents or take any action in >reliance on the information it contains. > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.

