Re: Read only attribute has 3 states

From: Longhorn (eeeeeeeeeeeee_at_mooooooooooo.com)
Date: 10/20/03 

Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2003 09:25:47 -0400

It means that the files are inheriting the read only attribute from the
parent folder.

"Mark" <mark.meerten@uz.kuleuven.ac.be> wrote in message
news:300e01c396eb$f165fde0$7d02280a@phx.gbl...
> I've discovered a strange third state of the read only
> attribute on a network share.
> I'll try to explain it with an example:
>
> John Doe has a home folder \\serverX\homeJD\
> He has Full Control on this folder.
> When you check the properties of the folder e.g.
> \\serverX\homeJD\Docs\ you'll see that the security
> settings are correctly inherited and John Doe has Full
> Control.
> BUT... in the Tab General you'll see that the Read Only
> Attribute has an odd state.
> If you click it you'll get 3 states:
> OFF (not checked)
> ON (checked)
> The weird state: (checked but grey)(it has this state by
> default)
>
> When i set the attribute to OFF and apply it, it will
> change back to this odd state immediately.
>
> I think that it inherits this state from somewhere but i
> can't figure out where it comes from.
>
> Does anyone have a clue???
>
> Thanx a lot!
>

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