Re: NT4SRV>2000, tool needed

From: Jason Stanley (jstanley@mmm.com)
Date: 12/13/02 

From: jstanley@mmm.com (Jason Stanley)
Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2002 15:21:04 -0600

If you want to see what one user has, use perms.exe and it will list all the
directories that user can access only.
"Jason Stanley" <jstanley@mmm.com> wrote in message
news:atdisl$q9u$1@tuvok3.mmm.com...
> Showacls.exe from the resource kit will show you all the users and acls on
a
> drive.
> "Richard J" <no_spam@please.com> wrote in message
> news:at7cqa$dj2$1@news.lth.se...
> > Hi group - this is a repost, no reply yet...see if you can help?
> >
> > Hi group -
> >
> > we are moving the content from an old NT4 file/web server to a new Win2K
> > box. During the lifetime of the NT box, many accounts (and admins) have
> come
> > and gone, and no one knows who has access to what (and why) on the
> machine.
> > Many users had admin access to the box because it was a quick and dirty
> > solution.....end result being a jungle of permissions.
> >
> > I would like to ask you if there is a tool out there that can help us
map
> up
> > the files/directories to their respective users. We want to a) eliminate
> old
> > users b) give existing users access to their appropriate files no more,
no
> > less and c) document the work before, during and after it´s done.
> >
> > End objective is to move only the necessary files and the right
> users/files
> > combination to the new box, not all the old junk.
> >
> > Now, I know that you guys have ideas on how to do this. Please don´t
just
> > tell me to shut off all users and let them back on after they
> > complained.....it won´t work.
> >
> > Any pointers? Graphical tools wud be nice, but not necessary. The RK
utils
> > don´t do it for us, we need something better. SOmething that lists one
> user
> > at a time, and all files/dirs he/she has access to (a la Novell)? Free
or
> > commercial isn´t an issue either, as long as price is reasonable :-)
> >
> >
> > All help appreciated.
> >
> > Cheers /Rick, Malmö University, Malmö Sweden
> >
> >
>
>

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    ... > the files/directories to their respective users. ... > End objective is to move only the necessary files and the right ... Graphical tools wud be nice, ... > Cheers /Rick, Malmö University, Malmö Sweden ...
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    ... the files/directories to their respective users. ... End objective is to move only the necessary files and the right users/files ... Graphical tools wud be nice, ... Cheers /Rick, Malmö University, Malmö Sweden ...
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