Well....Here we go...
Server 2008 Domain Controller, Active Directory, Terastation II Pro Firmware 1.33
Here's an overview of what I need to accomplish followed by the issue I need help with:
- I need to create 2 shares: ShareA and ShareB
- All domain computers will be mapped to Z drive and Y drive respectively
- ShareA and ShareB represent 2 different companies
- I need to migrate ALL of CompanyA's folders to ShareA
- I need to migrate ALL of CompanyB's folders to ShareB
- There are over 1700 folders/sub-folders per company!
- Different folders, sub-folders, (and even some files) have different permission/access levels depending on the domain user or group.
So now the trouble starts...
I have joined my newly purchased Terastation II Pro to my domain and all my users/groups show up in the Terastation management web interface beautifully. I have created 2 new shares and mapped them successfully. Everything is working PERFECT...
...Until I try to set permissions to the "test" subfolders that I created from within Windows Explorer. From what I have read, sub-folders cannot be managed through Buffalo's interface. So I thought, "no problem" since I want to manage the shares through my domain controller anyway. Now the real problem - The subfolder attributes are showing as "read-only" (Only Applies To Files In Folder). Even WORSE - When I right-click the sub-folder underneath the share and click the security tab, the only available permission is "Special Permissions" and the checkbox is grayed out.WTF?
So I click on the "Edit" button to modify the permissions. I add the Domain Admins Group successfully and now "read and execute" and all permissions beneath are checked, however, when I press "Apply' I get "Access is Denied."
Is there a way to manage folder permissions from the server - NOT from the Terastation interface??
If the answer is NO, then this means that I will have to create a share on the Terastation for every single folder and sub-folder on my network. This is completely impossible! Can anyone help me with a solution? Is it right in front of me and I can't see it? HELP!!!!
Thanks in advance,
digitalpete