ACL to set to allow users to only access their folder in Users fol

Hello:

How would I go about setting the ACL's to limit users to seeing only their
own folder in Users Shared Folders? We just migrated from NetWare, and
prefer that the users have similiar rights.

We use our user folders to store private information, so this is a priority
issue.

Thanks!

 

This is a common request from Netware people. Windows handles things much
differently and doesn't offer this feature. Personally, I control access via
NTFS security and use hidden shares at the parent folder level so nobody can
browse things they shouldn't see.

 

Hi Lanwench:

Take pity on this poor NetWare soul.

Could you give me an example on how to do this?

Thanks

 

A hidden share (share name ending with $) can't be browsed. This can help -
set up different shares for different departments/groups, and map drives in
the login script (net use x: \\server\share$ /persistent:no, for one
example).

I never use the default company share/user shares - I'm a DIY type, but you
can do this either way. Make sure you control folder-level access via NTFS.
I personally don't care who can see a folder - I care who can access it.
Keep permissions on subfolders as simple as possible. If you have an
accounting group, give them their own share and only allow the Accounting
group to access it. Same with other departments.

 

Hi AAbry,

In a default SBS install, users can only access their own folder (allthough
they can see other folders). Is this the behaviour you see, or are the users
folders accessible by anyone ?