File Permissions & Ownership

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Is there an easy way, maybe a tool, for changing all file permissions and
ownership without having to click through ever subdirectory

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"" wrote:
> Is there an easy way, maybe a tool, for changing all file
> permissions and
> ownership without having to click through ever subdirectory

what do you mean with changing permissions and ownership. Can you be
more specific?

Cheers,

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"" wrote:
> Hi
>
> Unfortunately, I have the same problem.
>
> I have been doing the same ownership changes. But a large
> number of files
> cannot be reset and still have to be done one by one.
>
> Can you offer a script to reset all file ownership within a
> folder?
>
> A-CREST
>
> "Roger Abell" wrote:
>
> > There are tools and this can be scripted.
> >
> > If one is attempting to change and entire area to have
> > the same permissions, using the user interface one just
> > needs to, at the top of the structure, set the permissions
> > as needed and use the box in the view accessed with
> > the Advanced button that says to Reset permission on
> > all child objects and enable inheritance (differs a little
> > based on OS version)
> >
> > --
> > Roger Abell
> > Microsoft MVP (Windows Security)
> > MCSE (W2k3,W2k,Nt4) MCDBA
> > "Jono" <jono@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:6DD22B51-98B7-431A-BEA3-F415723BC217@microsoft.com...
> > > Is there an easy way, maybe a tool, for changing all file
> permissions and
> > > ownership without having to click through ever
> subdirectory
> >
> >
> >

Tools that might help you:
FILEACL
SETACL
google and you will find them

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