File Permissions Do Not Change After File Copy (175199)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 for Windows NT 4.0
This article was previously published under Q175199 SYMPTOMS
When you copy a file using the Windows NT user interface, the file may
not acquire the permissions of the destination folder. Instead, the file's
permissions remain as they were in the original folder.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, obtain Internet Explorer 4.01. To do so, visit
the following Microsoft Web site:
To work around this issue, copy the file from a command prompt. For
information about copying a file from a command prompt, follow these
steps:
- Click Start, point to Programs, and then click Command Prompt.
- At the command prompt, type copy /?, and
then press ENTER.
STATUS
This issue is fixed in Internet Explorer 4.01.
MORE INFORMATION
When copying a file, Windows NT treats the destination file as though it
were a new file. If the folder that receives the file is on an NTFS
volume and has default new-file permissions, the file's current
permissions are replaced with those defaults. The user who copies the file
becomes the owner of the new file. If a folder is copied to an NTFS
volume, it inherits the directory and default new-file permissions of its
new parent folder. The new files in turn inherit the new-file permissions
of their parent folder.
Normal behavior when moving a file or folder is that when a file or folder
is moved to another location on the same logical NTFS file system drive,
it retains its permissions and owners. If a file or folder is moved
between logical drives, the file or folder inherits the permissions of the
folder it is moved to. If a file or folder is moved or copied to a FAT
file system drive, all permissions are lost because FAT file system drives
do not have the ability to set permissions.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 11/15/2005 |
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| Keywords: | kbui KB175199 |
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