I want to set up the permissions on a windows 2000 server
so that users can create, modify, save files but can't
create or delete folders. The advanced security option
for the folder says "Create Folders / Append Data" and I
uncheck the box. This disables the creation of folders,
but now I can't modify files. Can someone point me in the
right direction please?

Try giving that group read/list /execute permissions on the main security page.
Then go into the advance permissions and select add, add the group, select files
only in the apply onto box, and check everything that is needed to be equivalent
to modify which I believe is everything except full, change permissions, and
take ownership. --- Steve


"dmg4usc" wrote in message
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> I want to set up the permissions on a windows 2000 server
> so that users can create, modify, save files but can't
> create or delete folders. The advanced security option
> for the folder says "Create Folders / Append Data" and I
> uncheck the box. This disables the creation of folders,
> but now I can't modify files. Can someone point me in the
> right direction please?

Thanks for the help Steve, but that still didn't work.
Anyone have any other ideas? I MUST get this done, and I
am quickly losing hair!

>-----Original Message-----
>Try giving that group read/list /execute permissions on
the main security page.
>Then go into the advance permissions and select add, add
the group, select files
>only in the apply onto box, and check everything that is
needed to be equivalent
>to modify which I believe is everything except full,
change permissions, and
>take ownership. --- Steve
>
>
>"dmg4usc" wrote in
message
>news:0cff01c3ad6e$0ff09a20$a001280a@phx.gbl...
>> I want to set up the permissions on a windows 2000
server
>> so that users can create, modify, save files but can't
>> create or delete folders. The advanced security option
>> for the folder says "Create Folders / Append Data" and
I
>> uncheck the box. This disables the creation of folders,
>> but now I can't modify files. Can someone point me in
the
>> right direction please?
>
>
>.
>

OK. It looks like I made a mistake. Try giving them read/list/execute/write
on the main security page and see if that works. Write access will not allow
them to delete folders. --- Steve

wrote in message
news:042701c3aee9$592de9a0$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> Thanks for the help Steve, but that still didn't work.
> Anyone have any other ideas? I MUST get this done, and I
> am quickly losing hair!
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Try giving that group read/list /execute permissions on
> the main security page.
> >Then go into the advance permissions and select add, add
> the group, select files
> >only in the apply onto box, and check everything that is
> needed to be equivalent
> >to modify which I believe is everything except full,
> change permissions, and
> >take ownership. --- Steve
> >
> >
> >"dmg4usc" wrote in
> message
> >news:0cff01c3ad6e$0ff09a20$a001280a@phx.gbl...
> >> I want to set up the permissions on a windows 2000
> server
> >> so that users can create, modify, save files but can't
> >> create or delete folders. The advanced security option
> >> for the folder says "Create Folders / Append Data" and
> I
> >> uncheck the box. This disables the creation of folders,
> >> but now I can't modify files. Can someone point me in
> the
> >> right direction please?
> >
> >
> >.
> >

Sorry -up late last night and it looks like I forgot to add that after
adding write to the security properties on the main page also uncheck
"create folders/append data" via view/edit for this folder, subfolder, and
files. That will leave you with two special permissions entries for that
group - one for folder, subfolder, and files and one for files only. I did
test this out on a machine and it may do what you want. --- Steve

"Steven L Umbach" wrote in message
news:bkZub.250683$HS4.2278028@attbi_s01...
> OK. It looks like I made a mistake. Try giving them
read/list/execute/write
> on the main security page and see if that works. Write access will not
allow
> them to delete folders. --- Steve
>
> wrote in message
> news:042701c3aee9$592de9a0$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> > Thanks for the help Steve, but that still didn't work.
> > Anyone have any other ideas? I MUST get this done, and I
> > am quickly losing hair!
> >
> > >-----Original Message-----
> > >Try giving that group read/list /execute permissions on
> > the main security page.
> > >Then go into the advance permissions and select add, add
> > the group, select files
> > >only in the apply onto box, and check everything that is
> > needed to be equivalent
> > >to modify which I believe is everything except full,
> > change permissions, and
> > >take ownership. --- Steve
> > >
> > >
> > >"dmg4usc" wrote in
> > message
> > >news:0cff01c3ad6e$0ff09a20$a001280a@phx.gbl...
> > >> I want to set up the permissions on a windows 2000
> > server
> > >> so that users can create, modify, save files but can't
> > >> create or delete folders. The advanced security option
> > >> for the folder says "Create Folders / Append Data" and
> > I
> > >> uncheck the box. This disables the creation of folders,
> > >> but now I can't modify files. Can someone point me in
> > the
> > >> right direction please?
> > >
> > >
> > >.
> > >
>
>