Full Control Permissions Unable to Change Folder Permissions

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We have a user to whom we have granted Full Control permissions to a folder
and its subfolders on a Windows 2003 SP1 file server; we have also verified
that there are no explicit or implicit Deny permissions in place on the
folder in question. The problem is that this user is unable to change
permissions to any of these folders, even though his Effective Permissions
say that he can. I'm sure I'm missing something simple, but can someone help
me figure this out, please?


Thanks in advance,
 
Re: Full Control Permissions Unable to Change Folder Permissions

Try taking "ownership" first.
That is in the Advanced Permissions and has its own Tab at the top.

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"Tim" <Tim@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:60143A58-CB8F-47AA-8F2B-58001CA3ABFC@microsoft.com...
> We have a user to whom we have granted Full Control permissions to a
> folder
> and its subfolders on a Windows 2003 SP1 file server; we have also
> verified
> that there are no explicit or implicit Deny permissions in place on the
> folder in question. The problem is that this user is unable to change
> permissions to any of these folders, even though his Effective Permissions
> say that he can. I'm sure I'm missing something simple, but can someone
> help
> me figure this out, please?
>
>
> Thanks in advance,
 
Re: Full Control Permissions Unable to Change Folder Permissions

I can't do that due to security policy - what happens is, whenever we give a
non-admin ownership of a folder, it tends to make a mess of things and we
wind up having to take ownership back to set things right - but why would we
need to do that when granting Full Control permissions should be giving them
what they need?

"Phillip Windell" wrote:

> Try taking "ownership" first.
> That is in the Advanced Permissions and has its own Tab at the top.
>
> --
> Phillip Windell
> www.wandtv.com
>
> The views expressed, are my own and not those of my employer, or Microsoft,
> or anyone else associated with me, including my cats.
> -----------------------------------------------------
>
> "Tim" <Tim@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:60143A58-CB8F-47AA-8F2B-58001CA3ABFC@microsoft.com...
> > We have a user to whom we have granted Full Control permissions to a
> > folder
> > and its subfolders on a Windows 2003 SP1 file server; we have also
> > verified
> > that there are no explicit or implicit Deny permissions in place on the
> > folder in question. The problem is that this user is unable to change
> > permissions to any of these folders, even though his Effective Permissions
> > say that he can. I'm sure I'm missing something simple, but can someone
> > help
> > me figure this out, please?
> >
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
>
>
>
 
Re: Full Control Permissions Unable to Change Folder Permissions

I don't have an answer for "why". I just know that on the times it hapened
to me I took ownership of it and it let me work with the permissions. If I
wanted to put the ownership back I could log in with the other account and
take ownership back. Also as a side note, I am almost always using an
administrator account when I mess with permissions,..I don't fool around
trying to do it with other accounts.


--
Phillip Windell
www.wandtv.com

The views expressed, are my own and not those of my employer, or Microsoft,
or anyone else associated with me, including my cats.
-----------------------------------------------------

"Tim" <Tim@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:60FFDF63-8320-48A8-90CC-A3F1EFDFC471@microsoft.com...
>I can't do that due to security policy - what happens is, whenever we give
>a
> non-admin ownership of a folder, it tends to make a mess of things and we
> wind up having to take ownership back to set things right - but why would
> we
> need to do that when granting Full Control permissions should be giving
> them
> what they need?
>
> "Phillip Windell" wrote:
>
>> Try taking "ownership" first.
>> That is in the Advanced Permissions and has its own Tab at the top.
>>
>> --
>> Phillip Windell
>> www.wandtv.com
>>
>> The views expressed, are my own and not those of my employer, or
>> Microsoft,
>> or anyone else associated with me, including my cats.
>> -----------------------------------------------------
>>
>> "Tim" <Tim@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:60143A58-CB8F-47AA-8F2B-58001CA3ABFC@microsoft.com...
>> > We have a user to whom we have granted Full Control permissions to a
>> > folder
>> > and its subfolders on a Windows 2003 SP1 file server; we have also
>> > verified
>> > that there are no explicit or implicit Deny permissions in place on the
>> > folder in question. The problem is that this user is unable to change
>> > permissions to any of these folders, even though his Effective
>> > Permissions
>> > say that he can. I'm sure I'm missing something simple, but can
>> > someone
>> > help
>> > me figure this out, please?
>> >
>> >
>> > Thanks in advance,
>>
>>
>>
 
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