Resetting folder permissions

Resetting folder permissions from a parent folder forces subfolders to exactly mirror those permissions. This simplifies the permissions status of these folders, making them more predictable

 

To reset folder permissions from a parent folder

  1. Start the Server Administrator and click the VFS tab.

  2. In the left window, select the top level folder that has the permissions you want for its subfolders.

  3. Right-click the folder and choose Reset Subfolders.

  4. Click OK.

 

Note

Resetting folder permissions from a parent folder differs from manually changing the inheritance values of subfolders because in a subfolder you have the option to either mirror the parent folder's permissions or to keep permissions for any new Users and Groups you have added while also mirroring the permissions for all Groups in the parent folder.

 

Related Topics

To set, view, change or remove folder permissions

Inheriting folder permissions