Re: NT4SRV>2000, tool needed

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

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    From: jstanley@mmm.com (Jason Stanley)
Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2002 15:18:55 -0600

    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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