Microsoft KB Archive/218481

= Disabling and Re-enabling Permission Inheritance Does Not Restore ACE State =

Article ID: 218481

Article Last Modified on 10/30/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server

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This article was previously published under Q218481



SYMPTOMS
If you use the Access Control List (ACL) Editor tool to disable permission inheritance and enable the option to remove inherited permissions when prompted, the inherited Access Control Entries (ACEs) are removed from the interface. If, instead of applying the change you re-enable permission inheritance, the previously removed ACLs are not returned in the interface.



CAUSE
This problem occurs because the state and contents of the ACL are not maintained by the ACL Editor tool.



RESOLUTION
To work around this problem, click Cancel to prevent changes from being applied. If you open the ACL Editor tool again, the proper file object security is displayed. You can also click Apply to refresh the interface after the changes are applied to the file object ACL.



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

Keywords: kbprb KB218481

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