NWCONV.EXE Does Not Give Correct Permissions (148174)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51
This article was previously published under Q148174 SYMPTOMS
When you use NWCONV.EXE to convert a Netware data a security to a Windows
NT server with you may find the subdirectories do not have the correct
security applied.
For example, on a Netware server that has a volume root of "SYS" and
several subdirectories:
SYS
\APPS
\TEST
\A
\B
\C
\D
Where normal default perms reside on volume:
APPS has a Group trustee with (R F)
TEST has a Group trustee with (RWCEMF)
A..D through inheritance on TEST would also have(RWCEMF)
After you run NWCONV.EXE, Windows NT has the following permissions:
APPS has Group with RX RX
TEST has Group with RWXD RX
A..D has group with RX RX
The problem is that A..D have RX RX (not RWXD RWXD, which is what the
permissions should be based on the Netware security prior to the NWCONV.EXE
utility being run).
WORKAROUND
This issue can be worked around in two fashions:
- Remove any trustee assignments that restrict group assignments at the
root.
-or- - In file Manager, Security, on the Windows NT server, reset the file
security that you require.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.5 and
3.51. This problem was corrected in the latest Windows NT 3.51 U.S. Service
Pack. For information on obtaining the Service Pack, query on the
following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):
NetWare is manufactured by Novell, Inc., a vendor independent of Microsoft;
we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this product's
performance or reliability.
Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 12/16/2003 |
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Keywords: | kbnetwork KB148174 |
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