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Changing permissions on the root of a share removes inherited ACEs on that path

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Applies to

  • ONTAP 9
  • CIFS
  • NTFS Security Style
  • Windows

Issue

  • When attempting to edit the permissions on the root of a share, the following error is displayed when the root is inheriting ACEs from its parent:

Remotely setting permissions on a folder at the root of a share removes all inherited permissions from the root folder and all subfolders. To set permissions without removing inherited permissions, click no and either change the permissions on a child folder or make the change while logged on locally.

  • If 'yes' is selected, all inherited ACEs on the root of the share and any ACEs inherited from the root of the share are removed

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