How to make users only see selected folders within a main folder

psi3000 · 02-28-2008, 09:39 AM

Hi guys,
I am relitivily new to Active Directory. My supervisor is more experienced. However, we can not figure out how to give rights to a main folder (F:\Users) to everone and have them only see what they have access to. For example, lets say under F:\Users there are three folders (realistically there are many more). The three folders are Folder1, Folder2, and Folder3. "User1" only has access to Folder2. How do I configure it so "User1" only sees Folder2 and does not see Folder1 or Folder3?
We were going to just take the all necessary folders out of the F:\Users file so that no one could see them. However, this is a migration and everyones shortcuts are maped to that folder and if we did this their shortcuts would not work anymore.
Does anyone have any suggestions on this? Any help would be greatly appriciated.
thanks
rich

**XtabbedoutX** · 02-28-2008, 01:11 PM

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Just a shot but why not just restrict access to them instead of trying to hide them? Below are articles to grant specific Global Security Groups access to certain folders but not all of them. I gave both OS's as you didn't list which server OS you are running.

Server 2003 KB

Server 2000 KB

psi3000 · 02-29-2008, 09:52 AM

We can do this and it works like it should. However we have well over 300 users and do not want calls from even a portion of them saying they cant get into a folder just because they see it and even though they have no idea what it is. Not everyone is computer savy as I am sure you know. As a matter of fact I had someone today say she couldn't see her whole screen. When I went down to her machine to check it out. I said I can see you whole screen whats the matter? She says theres more stuff at the bottom I cant see. "Aparently she didn't know how to scroll down.

02-28-2008, 09:39 AM	#1 (permalink)
psi3000 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 2 OS: XP SP2	How to make users only see selected folders within a main folder Hi guys, I am relitivily new to Active Directory. My supervisor is more experienced. However, we can not figure out how to give rights to a main folder (F:\Users) to everone and have them only see what they have access to. For example, lets say under F:\Users there are three folders (realistically there are many more). The three folders are Folder1, Folder2, and Folder3. "User1" only has access to Folder2. How do I configure it so "User1" only sees Folder2 and does not see Folder1 or Folder3? We were going to just take the all necessary folders out of the F:\Users file so that no one could see them. However, this is a migration and everyones shortcuts are maped to that folder and if we did this their shortcuts would not work anymore. Does anyone have any suggestions on this? Any help would be greatly appriciated. thanks rich

02-28-2008, 01:11 PM	#2 (permalink)
XtabbedoutX TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Oklahoma City Posts: 1,189 OS: Server 2K3 R2 SP 2, Server 2K SP4, XP PRO SP 3, Mac OS X 10.5, iPhone My System	Re: How to make users only see selected folders within a main folder HI & Welcome to TSF READ THIS FIRST Just a shot but why not just restrict access to them instead of trying to hide them? Below are articles to grant specific Global Security Groups access to certain folders but not all of them. I gave both OS's as you didn't list which server OS you are running. Server 2003 KB Server 2000 KB Last edited by XtabbedoutX; 02-28-2008 at 01:13 PM.

02-29-2008, 09:52 AM	#3 (permalink)
psi3000 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 2 OS: XP SP2	Re: How to make users only see selected folders within a main folder We can do this and it works like it should. However we have well over 300 users and do not want calls from even a portion of them saying they cant get into a folder just because they see it and even though they have no idea what it is. Not everyone is computer savy as I am sure you know. As a matter of fact I had someone today say she couldn't see her whole screen. When I went down to her machine to check it out. I said I can see you whole screen whats the matter? She says theres more stuff at the bottom I cant see. "Aparently she didn't know how to scroll down.