2003 Server folder rights newbie question

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"Jason" <jasond@NOearlexSPAMPLS.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Hi
>
> We're setting up a simple Win2003 fileserver (no AD) but having
> problems setting up directory access rights/permissions.
>
> We have one shared folder called APPS, with lots of subfolders -
> SALES, TECHNICAL, etc. All users will have a drive mapped to the APPS
> share, and we want to give specific users and groups access to the
> subfolders.
>
> The only way to do this seems to be give everyone full access to the
> APPS share (so they can map a drive to it) and then manually removing
> this permission from all the subfolders. This way they can still see
> all the subfolders, but can only access the ones that they have
> permissions for.
>
> With so many folders... is there a better way to do this?
>
> Any help appreciated!
>
> Jason
>

You can remove permissions in bulk like so:
1. Start a Command Prompt.
2. Navigate inside the APPS folder.
3. Issue this command:
for /d %a in (*.*) do cacls "%a" /e /t /r everyone
This will leave you with the specific permissions for each folder.