Permissions don’t appear to be working correctly on a new Windows 2008 R2 server

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I have a new server which is joined to our domain. When I try to save a text file in a folder I am getting access denied.

  • I am logged in with a domain admin account
  • I have checked that 'domain admins' is a member of the machine's 'Administrators' group
  • 'Administrators' have full control of the folder in question.
  • I have checked the account I'm logged in as on the 'effective permissions' page and it has full control.

Yet I get access denied when trying to save a text file into the folder. Any ideas?

Edit: I just checked my domain functional level, and it is 2000. Could this be the cause?

Best Answer

Make sure there are no denies in permissions as they will override allow. Test other folders/disks to narrow down where all you are being prevented. Try testing with a user of a separate 'allowed' group. If this is through a network share, verify both the share and file system permissions. Log out and log back in...