User Is Not Granted Exclusive Access After You Click the "Grant the User Exclusive Rights" Check Box in a Folder Redirection Policy (814611)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, 64-Bit Enterprise Edition
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, 64-Bit Datacenter Edition
  • Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003, Standard Edition
  • Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003, Premium Edition

SYMPTOMS

After you click to select the Grant the user exclusive rights to name of the folder that you redirect check box in a folder redirection policy, the user to whom you granted exclusive access may not have exclusive access to the redirected folder. Also, the Resultant Set of Policy (RSoP) utility may incorrectly report that the user does have exclusive access to their redirected folders.

CAUSE

This problem may occur if all the following conditions exist:
  1. You configure a Group Policy object (GPO) to redirect the folders of the users in an organizational unit.
  2. During the configuration of this policy, you click to clear the Grant the user exclusive rights to name of the folder that you redirect check box on the Settings tab of the policy.
  3. You make it possible for the users to log on to the domain so the Group Policy settings are applied and their folders are redirected.
  4. You edit the GPO, and then click to select the Grant the user exclusive rights to name of the folder that you redirect check box on the Settings tab of the policy.
This problem occurs because the Grant the user exclusive rights to name of the folder that you redirect check box only affects the initial redirection of the folder. When you next modify this setting, it has no effect on the currently redirected folders.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, manually assign the correct permissions to the redirected folders.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a bug in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

The Microsoft RSoP tool provides administrators with a powerful and flexible base-level tool to plan, monitor, and troubleshoot Group Policy settings. RSoP planning mode gives administrators the ability to plan for how Group Policy changes would affect a user or computer. Logging mode, which is available without Windows Server 2003, makes it possible for administrators to verify the policies that are currently in effect on a specific computer.

For additional information about how to use the RSoP feature, click Help and Support on the Start menu, and then search for Resultant Set of Policy.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:3/1/2004
Keywords:kbnofix kbbug KB814611
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