Re: Deleting Network Files

From: Durand (not_at_a.valid.address)
Date: 12/16/03 

Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2003 11:48:03 -0500

Give them full control of their own folders on the server as well as
the administrators group. As for the shared common directory, give
them change control. That prevents them from deleting folders but
should allow them to delete files if necessary. Are the control being
granted from the server itself or from another computer using the
admin package for NT 4.0?

Patricia Volz wrote:
> We are running a small network of 10 machines with
> Windows NT 4.0 as the network software. We recently
> updated four of the machines with computers running XP
> Windows Professional. Software is run off the
> workstation but all files are stored on the network,
> either in an appropriate common, shared directory or in a
> personal directory that is "owned" by the user and
> restricted to them or myself as administrator. The
> security settings for these directories have been set
> at "full control" both on the network file server and in
> the security section of XP Windows professional, however
> none of these XP users are able to delete files from the
> network folders that they use. They can cut, copy,
> write, update, etc. but they always get an error message
> that the "file is in use" when they try to delete. These
> document files are definately not in use when this occurs
> and the non-XP users have no problems deleting as
> needed. I use XP Windows Professional, but as I have
> full administrative rights to the entire network, I do
> not have this problem personally with deletion.
> Obviously, I'm not about to grant full network
> administration right to all users and I am stumped. I'm
> sure (hope) there is a simple solution to this.
> ..
>
> 

-- 
Regards,
Durand

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