Cannot Set NTFS Permissions on Files Located on Clustered File Share Resource (267833)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows NT Server, Enterprise Edition 4.0
This article was previously published under Q267833

SYMPTOMS

When you attempt to modify the NTFS permissions on a file that you have copied to a network share that is located on a cluster server as a File Share resource, the following error messages may be displayed:
Object Picker cannot open because it cannot determine whether
Network Name Resource is joined to a domain.

Unable to display the user selection dialog.
Access is denied.

CAUSE

This behavior can occur if all of the following conditions exist:
  • SQL 7.0 is installed on the cluster server and was configured as a Cluster resource in an active/passive configuration by using the SQL Failover Wizard.
  • The file share you are connecting to is hosted by a cluster server as a File Share resource.
  • The file share source is located on the same hard disk as SQL 7.0 on the cluster server, and is located in the same resource group as SQL 7.0.
  • You are attempting to modify NTFS permissions on a file that is located on the cluster server by using a user account that does not have administrator privileges on the cluster server.

RESOLUTION

To prevent this behavior from occurring, create the File Share resource in a different cluster resource group, and on a different hard disk than the hard disk on which SQL 7.0 is installed.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about file shares on a cluster server, click the article numbers below to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

256926 Implementing Home Folders on a Server Cluster

224967 How to Create File Shares on a Cluster

254219 Security Considerations When Implementing Clustered File Shares

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:8/6/2002
Keywords:kbenv kberrmsg kbprb KB267833
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