Windows NTFS folder and file permissions can be complicated. There are tools available to better view those permissions than doing so by hand, one folder and file at a time. |
http://www.jam-software.com/treesize/ntfs_folder_permissions.shtml
https://www.jam-software.de/customers/prices.php?language=EN&article_group_id=1 (~ $55/yr single user, cheaper per year if more years added)
He only used it within its 30-day time-limited trial period. (Context in email copied below, FWIW.)
Microsoft's Sysinternals one, AccessEnum v1.32, hasn't been touched in 10 years:
The following freeware tool was referenced a bit on the forums I looked at today:
And another tool has a free version, with a Pro upgrade option:
Other tools I saw which seemed affordable may offer valuable features:
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From: Oliver B. Habicht <oh10>
Date: Tue, Apr 26, 2016 at 5:46 PM
Subject: NTFS permissions of shares (such as SFS)
To: Chemistry IT staff
All,
Attached is some input from a tool I used to review/ confirm permissions within Dichtel's SFS (to evaluate):
http://www.jam-software.com/treesize/ntfs_folder_permissions.shtml
I learned about it at yesterday's RITMG meeting. CISER uses is. I have it set up on as-chm-uit-32 (via my ADM account) if you want to test-drive the Dichtel SFS results live instead of just looking at the attached files. :-)
Takes a long time to span a large disk if you want the permissions gathered. :-)
-Oliver.
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