faded ticks on ACL
What is the relevance or meanining of a faded tick on a directories security ACL? I have just had a look on a directory to see which groups and users can access our data. It list 5 groups on the security tab each with different NTFS permissions ticked. 3 of the groups have solid black ticks next to the various NTFS ACL, but the other 2 groups have faded/grey ticks next to the various NTFS ACL. I just wondered why this may be. Or what a solid black tick means and what a faded/grey tick means.
December 22nd, 2011 9:22am

A grey/faded tick means that the permission(s) is being inherited from a parent container. You can look at the advanced properties of the ACL to see the source of the permission.Guides and tutorials, visit ITGeared.com.
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December 22nd, 2011 11:14am

A grey/faded tick means that the permission(s) is being inherited from a parent container. You can look at the advanced properties of the ACL to see the source of the permission. Guides and tutorials, visit ITGeared.com. Thanks for the reply. So, can you answer an example scenario. We have a share lets say \\server\share with 2 directories with differing ACL's, i.e. they dont inherit the root directories ACL A user copies \\server\share\teamA and stores it in \\server\share\teamB so its \\server\share\teamB\teamA . This should not of happened, so they move it back to \\server\share\teamA however - now the ACL on the root of \\server\share\teamA now has grey entries from what seem to be the ACL from \\server\share\teamB\ does that mean that they grey entries can access all data held within \\server\share\teamA even though they only appear on the "front door", i.e. they are on the ACL for \\server\share\teamA but they arent on the ACL from \\server\share\teamA\subr\ for example. ??
December 22nd, 2011 11:22am

I just checked, and even though they are grey, in properties > security > advanced there is no inheritance it just lists all entries but in the permissions tab and inherited from column for each entry it says <not inherited> Its like its kept the ACL from where it used to live when it was copied back to its original location.
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December 22nd, 2011 11:25am

So, if both directories reside on the same volume, moves and copies have different impact on the folder. When the folder was moved, the permissions remained from the source. A copy will inherit permissions unlike a move, unless the target is a different volume. To fix this, you can just take ownership of the folder (teamA) and just fix the permissions again.Guides and tutorials, visit ITGeared.com.
December 22nd, 2011 11:27am

So, if both directories reside on the same volume, moves and copies have different impact on the folder. When the folder was moved, the permissions remained from the source. A copy will inherit permissions unlike a move, unless the target is a different volume. To fix this, you can just take ownership of the folder (teamA) and just fix the permissions again. Guides and tutorials, visit ITGeared.com. But in the case above they could access the data. Is the definition of a move dragging the folder from A to B. Whereas copy (right click > copy) new location > paste. Yes they were on the same volume. Thanks Crib
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December 22nd, 2011 11:38am

The definition of a move is where the data no longer resides in the source folder when you drag it to the destination (like a copy with a delete). The easiest way to see what is actually happening is to go to the ACL properties, advanced tab. You should be able to see where the permissions are being applied from. Guides and tutorials, visit ITGeared.com.
December 22nd, 2011 1:51pm

The definition of a move is where the data no longer resides in the source folder when you drag it to the destination (like a copy with a delete). The easiest way to see what is actually happening is to go to the ACL properties, advanced tab. You should be able to see where the permissions are being applied from. Guides and tutorials, visit ITGeared.com.
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December 22nd, 2011 9:44pm

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