protecting user home folders in win 2003

mutuah · 07-08-2008, 11:26 AM

I have created 20 users in domain controller runnib=ng on 2003 server and i have a shared folder called 'users' where the domain users have their home folders. I have set the permission to this 'users' folder to full control. My plan is to have these users accessing their home folders without seeing/accessing other user folders. It works fine for profiles in '\\statistics\users\profile\%username%' but for these home folders, in '\\statistics\users\data\%username%', a user can see (and change) the data belong to another user by typing '\\statistics', then logging in using DC username and password. How can i protect these home folders from other users? I want every user to view (have full control) of his / her home directory only.

Any help?

Mutua

**djaburg** · 07-08-2008, 03:40 PM

You can change the permissions on the individual folders, but uncheck the inherited permissions option.

07-08-2008, 11:26 AM	#1 (permalink)
mutuah Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 4 OS: XP	protecting user home folders in win 2003 I have created 20 users in domain controller runnib=ng on 2003 server and i have a shared folder called 'users' where the domain users have their home folders. I have set the permission to this 'users' folder to full control. My plan is to have these users accessing their home folders without seeing/accessing other user folders. It works fine for profiles in '\\statistics\users\profile\%username%' but for these home folders, in '\\statistics\users\data\%username%', a user can see (and change) the data belong to another user by typing '\\statistics', then logging in using DC username and password. How can i protect these home folders from other users? I want every user to view (have full control) of his / her home directory only. Any help? Mutua

07-08-2008, 03:40 PM	#2 (permalink)
djaburg TSF Enthusiast Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1,321 OS: XP SP3/Vista/7 Server 2K/2K3/2K8	Re: protecting user home folders in win 2003 You can change the permissions on the individual folders, but uncheck the inherited permissions option. __________________ Computers make it easier to do a lot of things, but most of the things they make it easier to do don't need to be done. The inherent vice of capitalism is the uneven division of blessings, while the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal division of misery.