Changing UNIX permissions and DOS attributes from Windows

How to change UNIX permissions

Some files and directories on the filer have both Windows and UNIX-style permissions. You can change Windows-style permissions from Windows by editing Windows permissions. To change UNIX permissions in a UNIX file system from the Windows desktop or to change DOS attributes, you use the SecureShare Access tool.

To use the SecureShare Access tool from a client, you must install the tool on the client. For instructions about downloading the SecureShare Access tool, see the Software and Firmware Upgrade Guide or Start Here.

Note: To change UNIX permissions, you must understand them. Explaining UNIX permissions is outside the scope of this guide. Consult literature about UNIX for an explanation of UNIX permissions.

Displaying SecureShare Access

To display SecureShare Access, follow these steps.


Step	Action	Result
1	Select the files and directories whose permissions you want to change.	The items are highlighted.
2	Right-click one of the items you selected.	A pop-up menu appears.
3	Choose Properties from the pop-up menu.	The Properties dialog box appears.
4	Click the SecureShare tab.	SecureShare Access appears.

Changing the permissions of a single item

If you select only one item, SecureShare Access appears as follows:

Caution: SecureShare Access has no undo feature. Use it very carefully.

Qtree security style effects

The security style of the qtree from which you select an item has the following effects:

In NTFS-style qtrees, all the edit fields and check boxes are disabled. Use standard Windows NT tools to manipulate NTFS files.
In NFS-style qtrees, the Has ACL check box is meaningless and is disabled.
In mixed-style qtrees, if a file has an ACL, the ACL is removed when you click the OK or Apply button. A dialog box prompts you to confirm that this is what you want.

Note: If you click OK or Apply on any page or tab of a Properties sheet, it puts into effect all changes that you made on all pages or tabs of the Properties sheet.

Recursive application of changes

If one or more of the files is a directory, the Descend Into Subdirectories check box is enabled. Select this check box to apply the changes you make recursively to the contents of any directory you selected. Links are not changed, but their targets are.

Changing the permissions of multiple items

You can change the permissions of several items at once by selecting them, then displaying SecureShare Access by following Steps 2 through 4 in "Displaying SecureShare Access."

In the multiple-item display, the following conditions are in effect that are different than the single-item display.

Permissions; DOS attributes; or characteristics; for example, whether an item is a directory, that are common to all the items you selected appear with a white background.
Permissions; DOS attributes; or characteristics; for example, whether an item is a directory, where one item differs from the rest of the items you selected appear with a light gray background.
Permissions or DOS attributes that you set apply to all items you selected.
Turning one of the check boxes gray preserves the permissions on any of the selected items.

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Last updated: 02/24/99 12:16:32