Hi, I have encountered an issue with NTFS permissions. Hopefully someone could provide some advice on the below scenario. The scenario for the directory structure on our file server is set up as follows: we have a top level directory 'Files', with sharing 'full control, read access' assigned to preset distro groups from AD. Security rights are assigned to the same distro groups and have read/execute, LFC, and read assigned. 'Files' TLD contains 8x sub-dirs, one per distro group, not shared but security permissions (modify, read/write, read/execute, LFC) assigned as appropriate to an individual distro group. Each sub-dir contains a number of lower sub-dirs, one per member of the distro group. security permissions (full control, modify, LFC, read/execute, read/write) assigned to individual user accts for their relevant personal folder. Users keep various individual sub-dirs, word/excel docs in their personal folder. The problem is when a user who owns a folder in their personal sub-dir attempts to copy/paste one of these bottom end sub-dirs from one folder to another. The folder will copy/paste ok but when the new 'owner'user tries to open the file we get an access denied dialog box. In the security rights for the folder the new user is listed but usually with no specific rights assigned so we in helpdesk assign appropriately and user can then access the data within the folder. Why is this happening? Is it something to do with too many sub-dirs under the original TLD share, or is it an NTFS issue with the share and or various security permissions assigned earlier in the structure? Any and all advice would be very gratefully received! Regards,

Normal is set shares full and then secure by ntfs permissions. Problem is groups sometimes are not well designed. Might be your structure is not well designed. See this first. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/323007 Then see resultant set of policy tools. Also not sure of how your folders are set. Either inherited or not and maybe PKI issues. "Best Practices", Event viewer, host file, perfmon, antivirus, anti-spyware, Live CD's, backups, are in my top 10

Thanks for advice, will take a look at the article