Windows 2008 server bizarre folder behaviour

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OK I tried to think about it logically I searched MS site, and google. but
maybe its just me.

Standard win2k8 install
C:\User
C:\documents and settings

both exist, and are linked (c:\users\public = c:\documents and settings\all
users AFAIK)

Lots of little user folders have a the shortcut icon, most of these aren't
viewable folders because of permission denied (EVERYONE is denied some
special permission)

a) My symantec backup exec 12 is failing to backup when it encounters these
'default' permissions
b) It's $^&# annoying when I set a permission I want to be inherited by
subfolders to find they don't inherit and that the crappy deny permission is
still inplace.

Why is there 2 sets of folders (the same) , and why do their permissions not
flow through?
 
Re: Windows 2008 server bizarre folder behaviour

C:\Documents and Settings is a junction pointing to C:\Users. You'll need to
use a backup program that is Server 2008 compatible.

http://www.jimmah.com/vista/Security/junctions.aspx

The link is about Vista. Server 2008 works the same in this regard.

--
Kerry Brown
MS-MVP - Windows Desktop Experience: Systems Administration
http://www.vistahelp.ca/phpBB2/
http://vistahelpca.blogspot.com/




"Aart Jansen" <aart@clear.net.nz> wrote in message
news:F40738E7-6FA2-4AB6-98A2-EB082C05AC4C@microsoft.com...
> OK I tried to think about it logically I searched MS site, and google. but
> maybe its just me.
>
> Standard win2k8 install
> C:\User
> C:\documents and settings
>
> both exist, and are linked (c:\users\public = c:\documents and
> settings\all users AFAIK)
>
> Lots of little user folders have a the shortcut icon, most of these aren't
> viewable folders because of permission denied (EVERYONE is denied some
> special permission)
>
> a) My symantec backup exec 12 is failing to backup when it encounters
> these 'default' permissions
> b) It's $^&# annoying when I set a permission I want to be inherited by
> subfolders to find they don't inherit and that the crappy deny permission
> is still inplace.
>
> Why is there 2 sets of folders (the same) , and why do their permissions
> not flow through?
 
Re: Windows 2008 server bizarre folder behaviour

I thought backup exec 12 was compatible.
"Kerry Brown" <kerry@kdbNOSPAMsys-tems.c*a*m> wrote in message
news:uASVI7v9IHA.5684@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> C:\Documents and Settings is a junction pointing to C:\Users. You'll need
> to use a backup program that is Server 2008 compatible.
>
> http://www.jimmah.com/vista/Security/junctions.aspx
>
> The link is about Vista. Server 2008 works the same in this regard.
>
> --
> Kerry Brown
> MS-MVP - Windows Desktop Experience: Systems Administration
> http://www.vistahelp.ca/phpBB2/
> http://vistahelpca.blogspot.com/
>
>
>
>
> "Aart Jansen" <aart@clear.net.nz> wrote in message
> news:F40738E7-6FA2-4AB6-98A2-EB082C05AC4C@microsoft.com...
>> OK I tried to think about it logically I searched MS site, and google.
>> but maybe its just me.
>>
>> Standard win2k8 install
>> C:\User
>> C:\documents and settings
>>
>> both exist, and are linked (c:\users\public = c:\documents and
>> settings\all users AFAIK)
>>
>> Lots of little user folders have a the shortcut icon, most of these
>> aren't viewable folders because of permission denied (EVERYONE is denied
>> some special permission)
>>
>> a) My symantec backup exec 12 is failing to backup when it encounters
>> these 'default' permissions
>> b) It's $^&# annoying when I set a permission I want to be inherited by
>> subfolders to find they don't inherit and that the crappy deny permission
>> is still inplace.
>>
>> Why is there 2 sets of folders (the same) , and why do their permissions
>> not flow through?
>
 
Re: Windows 2008 server bizarre folder behaviour

I'd check with Symantec tech support. I don't use Backupexec. I kind of
remember hearing about an option to not follow junctions during a backup.

--
Kerry Brown
MS-MVP - Windows Desktop Experience: Systems Administration
http://www.vistahelp.ca/phpBB2/
http://vistahelpca.blogspot.com/


"Aart Jansen" <aart@clear.net.nz> wrote in message
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>I thought backup exec 12 was compatible.
> "Kerry Brown" <kerry@kdbNOSPAMsys-tems.c*a*m> wrote in message
> news:uASVI7v9IHA.5684@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> C:\Documents and Settings is a junction pointing to C:\Users. You'll need
>> to use a backup program that is Server 2008 compatible.
>>
>> http://www.jimmah.com/vista/Security/junctions.aspx
>>
>> The link is about Vista. Server 2008 works the same in this regard.
>>
>> --
>> Kerry Brown
>> MS-MVP - Windows Desktop Experience: Systems Administration
>> http://www.vistahelp.ca/phpBB2/
>> http://vistahelpca.blogspot.com/
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> "Aart Jansen" <aart@clear.net.nz> wrote in message
>> news:F40738E7-6FA2-4AB6-98A2-EB082C05AC4C@microsoft.com...
>>> OK I tried to think about it logically I searched MS site, and google.
>>> but maybe its just me.
>>>
>>> Standard win2k8 install
>>> C:\User
>>> C:\documents and settings
>>>
>>> both exist, and are linked (c:\users\public = c:\documents and
>>> settings\all users AFAIK)
>>>
>>> Lots of little user folders have a the shortcut icon, most of these
>>> aren't viewable folders because of permission denied (EVERYONE is denied
>>> some special permission)
>>>
>>> a) My symantec backup exec 12 is failing to backup when it encounters
>>> these 'default' permissions
>>> b) It's $^&# annoying when I set a permission I want to be inherited by
>>> subfolders to find they don't inherit and that the crappy deny
>>> permission is still inplace.
>>>
>>> Why is there 2 sets of folders (the same) , and why do their permissions
>>> not flow through?
>>
>
 
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