Once I took ownership, I was able to reset inheritance with "/inheritance:e /T /C". No need for "/reset". I *did* have to take ownership, before I could reset it.
On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 10:18 AM, Michael Leone <oozerd...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dunno why I seem to be having so much trouble with this. I want to > turn on inheritance on a user home folder. It already has all the > permissions I want it to have, the only problems is that inheritance > is turned off, so new files/folders aren't getting those permissions. > > I thought that > > icacls <folder> /I:e /T > > would do it, based on what I found on web searches. But what happens > is that the permissions are doubled - one set listing as "not > inherited", and then the same permissions again, this time listed as > properly inheriting from above. > > So what am I doing wrong? I've tried without the /T, to no effect. Do > I need to "/reset /T /C", to remove all explicit permissions, then > "/I:e /T" to have it inherit? because then I would need to add in the > user explicitly again, and set the user to be owner. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
