Can access Windows 2008 share directly; write protected when using mapped drives

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I have a non-domain network with a Windows Server 2008 R2 Foundation here.

All shares except one work flawlessly, with the users having the correct rights. This happens from BOTH clients, one a Windows 7 and one a Windows XP machine.

Let me elaborate:

I have a share called "data" here. The share contains subfolders, these subfolders are being mapped to drives on the clients. All folders below the data folder inherit the rights from it.

For example: 

\\mbssv01\data\omniwin
\\mbssv01\data\vito

These are two folders of programs which store their data in access MDBs and flat files (the company only has two users and the programs are explicitly stated as being simultaneous multi-user capable. Hell "vito" uses a MSSQL db, this folder contains additional files so w/e).

And now on to what I can access:

O: (\\mbssv01\data\omniwin) -> works flawlessly
I: (\\mbssv01\data\various) -> works flawlessly
V: (\\mbssv01\data\vito)    -> ACCESS DENIED when trying to change ANYTHING 
                    (You need to receive permissions from mbssv01\Administrator)
\\mbssv01\data\omniwin      -> works flawlessly
\\mbssv01\data\various      -> works flawlessly
\\mbssv01\data\vito         -> works flawlessly
\\mbssv01\data              -> works flawlessly

What. The. Heck.

I tried to reset all permissions to the vito folder, up to the point of giving EVERYONE full access to the data folder (the vito folder and ALL other folders INHERIT the rights from the data folder).

I tried mapping the drive to the IP of the server, does not work (direct access does though).

Best Answer

Have you checked the share permissions (properties->sharing->Advanced Sharing) to make sure that the account in question has "change"? It looks like your NTFS permissions (\server\share) work fine which is what makes me think the share permissions might have changed. I have seen "simple file sharing" screw up and not change share permissions if you change the NTFS permissions.

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