Re: File Attribute Issue & Security
From: Charles Mitchell (mitchgen@willinet.net)
Date: 05/10/02
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From: "Charles Mitchell" <mitchgen@willinet.net> Date: Fri, 10 May 2002 10:08:34 -0700
After being duly chastized and humbled, I shall try this
explanation again.
I run Windows Xp Pro on one computer that is shared by 3
other users. Accounts are 1 administrator and 3 power
users.
There is a directory on 'D' drive named "DUMP." Users
copy jpeg files from a CDROM that contains copies of
jpegs burned from another computer. These jpegs are then
edoted in Adobe and filed into a resource directory for
use by a database.
Immediately after copying to the files to the "DUMP"
directory, all file attributes from newly copied files
are "Read Only" per File Properties window. The
attributes of the files are then changed by removing the
check mark from "Read Only."
If SOME jpeg files are edited in Adobe and then re-saved
inconsistent events occur. One power user can over-write
the old version and successfully and save the new edited
of the file. But the administrator and other users cannot
do the same procedure and always successfully save an
edited version of a file in the DUMP directory.
About 75% of the DUMP folder files DO NOT exhibit the
problem and they can be over-written as normally would
occur.
"File Properties show that "NONE of the individual files
in the DUMP directory are tagged with "Read Only"
attributes even though I cannot save the new edited
version over them.
Error message reports that access to the file to be
overwritten is denied because the file is locked or is in
use by another process - even though no other programs
are open. Once in awhile the error message will refer me
to file manager to change attributes - even though the
attributes are not "Read Only.".
What is going on. From what I gather from the other users
they each copy files from the CDROM to the DUMP directory
as described above. Though they are in the same group
(power user) is there some security setting that is
causing this to happen with files copied by a user other
than the one whi initially input the file. I thought that
an administrator account could do anything but even this
account encounters the problem with the same 25% of the
files.
Mitchell
>-----Original Message-----
>This is what your post looks like from my end. Is this
what you intended
>it to look like? I know you are using that terrible web
interface, but
>could you put some paragraph breaks in there and avoid
repetition?
>
>When I see messages that look like this, I skip them. I
have time to
>answer questions but not to parse and format the
questions first. If you
>are a regular reader, I suggest you switch to Outlook
Express, where you
>can format your messages more easily than in that
peephole window on the
>web interface.
>
>I hope you take my comments as friendly and
constructive. Outlook
>Express will let you watch your threads and hide read
messages, which
>greatly helps reading high volume newsgroups.
>
>--
>Kent W. England, MS MVP for Windows XP
>(Please respond only in the newsgroup)
>
>Charles Mitchell <mitchgen@willinet.net> posted the
following:
>
>> I hope I get this straight and not sure I'm in the
right
>> place - but here goes. Windows XP Pro. 3 power users
and
>> 1 administrator. Issue: I have a directory named DUMP
>> into which all users save jpeg files from a CDROM drive
>> of files burned from another computer. After copying to
>> the hard drive directory, file "Read Only" attribute
was
>> unchecked. The folder properties show attribute
of "Read
>> Only" but it is somewhat grayed over, can be unchecked,
>> but cannot be applied even from the administrator's log
>> on. If SOME jpeg files are edited and then resaved, one
>> power user can do it successfully but the administrator
>> and other users cannot save a file. Issue is
complicated
>> because a portion of the files in the directory DO NOT
>> exhibit the problem, only about 25% of the files do
this
>> can't save tap dance. But I cannot find ANYWHERE that I
>> can turn off the "Read Only" attributes for the folder.
>> To repeat. Assume files of Apronxx.jpg and Hatxx.jpg. I
>> can edit and save the Hatxx.jpg files but not the
>> Apronxx.jpg files. Interestingly, the individual files
do
>> not show "Read Only" even though I cannot save the new
>> edited version over them. Error message is access
denied
>> that file is locked or is in use by another process
even
>> though no other programs are open and once in awhile
>> refers me to file manager to change attributes. Okay
>> Gurus, what in the Sam Hill is Bill Gates doing to me -
>> other than making money? Any leads out there?
>
>.
>
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