Microsoft KB Archive/930090

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A user who has Contributor permissions for a shared folder in Windows Vista can delete files and folders that have been created by other users

Article ID: 930090

Article Last Modified on 3/15/2007



APPLIES TO

  • Windows Vista Ultimate
  • Windows Vista Enterprise
  • Windows Vista Business
  • Windows Vista Home Premium
  • Windows Vista Home Basic
  • Windows Vista Starter
  • Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit edition
  • Windows Vista Enterprise 64-bit edition
  • Windows Vista Home Basic 64-bit edition



SYMPTOMS

You use the File Sharing Wizard in Windows Vista to share a folder, and then grant Contributor permissions to a user for that folder. However, when the user tries to access the folder, the following problems may occur:

  • The user cannot locate the folder.
  • The user can delete files or folders that have been created by other users.


CAUSE

The user may be unable to locate the shared folder if the following conditions are true:

  • You share a folder that resides in your profile path on the Windows Vista-based computer. For example, you share the following folder:

    drive:\Users\UserName\SharedFolder

    Note UserName is your profile name. SharedFolder is the name of the shared folder.

    In this case, a user who has Contributor permissions must know the full path of the shared folder before the user can view the shared folder. For example, a user must have the following information:

    \\ComputerName\Users\UserName\SharedFolder

    Note ComputerName is the name of the Windows Vista-based computer.
  • You share a folder that does not reside in your profile path on the Windows Vista-based computer. For example, you share the following folder:

    drive:\SharedFolder

    In this case, a user who has Contributor permissions only has to know the computer name to view the shared folder.

In both these cases, a user who has Contributor permissions can delete files and folders that other users have created.

Note Contributor permissions are only available when you share a folder. Contributor permissions do not appear when you share files.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a bug in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

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