I have a very similar case as this user: Access denied on some files on Win2008R2 DC share
This is on a windows 2008 R2. The user has Win7 pro.
The user has their own home folder on the server. Every file, except one, the user can read/write/modify at their own will. No problems – except this one file. She gets "access denied" I can open it (as domain admin). Another user can open it (because she's in the domain admin group).
I did run the AccessEnum tool and the read/write permissions are all identical for all files. So, I can't explain why the user can't open this one single file. Out of all her files in sub-folders and such. No problems. This one file is causing a headache.
What do you think could be wrong here?
Best Answer
I'm suspecting that you're using CREATOR OWNER on the parent object. Check if the user has NTFS ownership on the file. If not - change the ownership and reset permissions on the parent object to make inheritance kick in.