That will disallow permission changes to the existing folder, but if
they can make new content inside (as will be required), they own it and
can set the permissions on those objects. That is what I am looking to
prevent.
Kevin Parker wrote:
> Adam,
> Simple (I think, unless I'm missing something).
> Give them NTFS "modify" (or RWXD) permission. This allows them to do
> everything they want with their data except change permissions. They'll have
> authority to view perms only, not change.
>
> Best regards,
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-toasters@mathworks.com [mailto:owner-toasters@mathworks.com] On
> Behalf Of Adam McDougall
> Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2008 8:56 AM
> To: toasters@mathworks.com
> Subject: Possible to deny all permission changes inside a CIFS share?
>
> I was wondering if in any way it would be possible to prevent all NTFS
> permission changes inside a CIFS share or volume, including by file owners.
> I'm not concerned about the admins, but we want to support a strict
> permission structure with writable directories according to inherited
> permissions, but not allow end users to subvert the permission scheme by
> changing permissions on files they own. Wondering if there is any way to do
> this, or even if there are plausible or solid reasons why it would not be
> possible at all. I know you can remove the 'Change Permissions' NTFS
> property, but file owners can change their own.
> Thanks for any input.
>
>
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