As others have stated, you really need to talk with the lawyers and explain the limits of the technology as configured.
Your best option, based on the current requirements, is what Kevin suggested, which is restore to FAT32. Another option is to restore into an isolated environment and then change the ~9 users passwords in this environment. Frankly, 9 is a low number here... Lastly, there are various e-discovery tools that you could purchase... - http://www.cnwrecovery.com/html/ntfs_forensic.html - http://www.guidancesoftware.com/ediscovery.htm - Welcome to the wonderful world of lawsuits and e-discovery. Also check out: http://www.computerforensicsfaq.com/?cat=4 *ASB *(Professional Bio <http://about.me/Andrew.S.Baker/bio>) Harnessing the Advantages of Technology for the SMB market... On Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 9:29 AM, Mike Leone <oozerd...@gmail.com> wrote: > In the course of a lawsuit, I need to provide copies of some user home > folders. These folders are set so that the user in question is the > owner, and no one else has access on the NTFS permissions. (it's a home > folder, after all). So the problem comes in when I do a restore of these > folders to a new location for the lawyers. They want to copy the files > onto a portable hard drive they bring with them. Of course, in order to > do this, I have to seize ownership and put my account on the security, > else I can't read the files at all (the folders are set to not inherit > permissions). > > This changes the modification date to the date I do the seizing, and > that upsets the lawyers. > > And I can't really think of a way around that. I can't change the > original folder security, and my backup program (EMC Networker) doesn't > have an option to restore without Windows security. And the lawyers > don't want the tape with the backup on it - they have to have it on > their external drive. > > I can't think of a way they can copy the folders to their external drive > that doesn't include me seizing ownership and therefore screwing up the > modification date. > > Anyone? > > Thanks > > ~ 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
