Tips for designing and implementing folder permissions on a AD environment

Anyone has come across any white papers or any blogs that provide tips on designing and implementing folder permissions correctly on a windows environment. Our folder structure is a mess and I've been tasked to fix it.

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gespenstern

I did that in the past, there were two or three documents on microsoft. I bet they are easy to find in any search engine.

ITSpectre

Here you go

[h=1]File and Folder Permissions: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb727008.aspx[/h]TIP: design patterns - Structuring Access Control In Hierarchical Object Graph - Programmers Stack Exchange

Permissions for files and folders: Establishing File & Folder Level Permissions, Network Drives

Hope this helps!

Antonov

Thanx, good info

636-555-3226

folder permissions or folder hierarchy? permissions really aren't that hard. root folder, sub folders. groups whereever possible and solo accounts only if absolutely necessary. permissions inherit as much as possible. if the folder is set up well then it's usually pretty easy

IT
--Network
----Manuals
----Configs
----Firewalls
--Servers
----etc
--Help Desk
----etc
--Information Security
----etc
--Programmer
----etc
--Etc

TheFORCE

Good info, the Microsoft articles I found had some info here and there. So this helps.