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I have a folder with special permissions for an user inherited from the "primary object", but the primary object isn't the normal hierarchical folder. How can I know which is the primary object for these permissions?


\Folder A (no special permissions for user Test)
    \Folder B (inherited special permissions for user Test)

So, inherited from where?

Thanks very much!

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Are you talking about a disk folder or an AD folder? And if it's the latter, is it a folder or an OU? –  Massimo Jun 24 '11 at 13:36
Sorry the confussion, are disk folders –  Santiago Jun 24 '11 at 13:40
Please change the title then (to something including the word "NTFS"), as "Active Directory" contains folders too, so this is quite misleading. –  Massimo Jun 24 '11 at 13:43
The inheritance issue? Were these files moved? –  Shane Madden Jun 24 '11 at 14:40
Disc folders on a local disc or on a network drive? –  Robert Jun 24 '11 at 15:15
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If you right click on Folder B and select the Security tab, then the Advanced button the Permissions tab displays a grid of permissions with an Inherited From column that should have the answer to your question.

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It says "primary object", but I don't know wich is it. –  Santiago Jun 24 '11 at 14:15
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