Before you can change an ACL, you must get the current one. There are two ways to do this with PowerShell. Learn how to get the current ACL and modify it.

Not sure what forum this should go in so I will start here. Our company is currently running Novell eDirectory. Our main file server is running Suse Linux 11 with the permissions managed by Novell. We ...

For those who have large file servers with quite a few users, how do you manage permissions? Do you have a standardized setup? I'd be interesting in hearing about it. I think we need to re-design our ...

As locking down information becomes a more critical priority for IT organizations, securing individual files or shares is completely dependent on effectively setting up security groups. Because ...

Shares are named entry points in the Windows network directory that allow access to file systems and resources on other servers over the network, as if it were one large server. To allow a group of ...

If you want to enable indexing on a Windows file server, you will need to start by installing the Windows Search Service. To do so, open Server Manager and then choose the Add Roles and Features ...

One of the mainstays of self-hosting apps is a solid file server, whether on a purpose-built NAS or a DIY server. But there are all kinds of other situations in which you might want a file-sharing ...

As mentioned, Effective Permissions is a set of permissions for any user or user group to access the file or folder. Windows sets permissions for each file or folder object to secure the user’s ...