OFF2000: NTFS File Permissions Change When You Resave a File (278396)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Excel 2000
  • Microsoft Access 2000
  • Microsoft PowerPoint 2000
  • Microsoft Word 2000

This article was previously published under Q278396

SYMPTOMS

When you open an existing Office 2000 document and resave the document, the file-level permissions change.

CAUSE

The original file permissions differed from the permissions of the folder in which the file resides.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, please see the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article:

266731 Access Permission Is Not Inherited on Replaced or Copied File

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Microsoft Windows 2000.

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:1/28/2005
Keywords:kbbug kbfix KB278396