Probably a simple permissions thing but..

[mikeprice]

Hi all,

 

Most of our PCs run on a Workgroup and I have just managed to get the domain working properly. I now need to test that everything works before I start putting all the PCs onto the domain

 

The problem is that I don't want to change the way the systems work too much as it will confuse the teachers, TAs and kids.

So - the current system has a shared folder which comes up as the Z: and under it are 2 folders - boys and Girls

Under each of these are the names of all the kids

The kids know to save all their work to the folder with their name on it

 

In most cases all the computers log in with the same user (Primary so that is essential) - so I can't have a home folder for each kids in the normal way

 

We have (inevitably) had trouble with kids moving folders around and deleting them - not often but often enough and sometimes it doesn't get noticed for ages (or no-one tells me) and can't be recovered any longer

 

so - I would like to have the kids userid have permission to read the childrens folder and the boys/girls folder but not be able to move, change or delete the entries in these folders but be able to change to any folder under them and save their work.

 

i.e. children (read only) ==========>boys/girls (read only) ====> any kids name (can save etc)

 

this seems like the easiest way to improve the situation for now - I recognise that I will ahve to do something better eventually but this is a first step

 

can anyone tell me how to do this - at the moment if I try the kids name folder cannot be saved to

 

 

Thanks

 

Mike

 

p.s. sorry if this is obvious - maybe I am being thick

[sted]

after about y1 getting kids to log in as themselves shouldn't be an issue all the school I support do it. Yes for a few weeks it wastes a bit of time at the start of a lesson but its not that much of an issue. Just set up simple usernames something like 4fred for a kid called fred who started in 2014 or 4fredb. As to moving folders its quite hard to stop people doing it as iirc they need the modify permission to edit files in the folder but that gives them permission to modify the folder itself unless you spend a lot of time doing very specific folder permissions on every folder

[ReverentCreature]

I believe if you choose the folder containing the individual named folders you can go to:

Properties > Security tab > Advanced... > Change Permissions > (Choose the group containing the students) > Edit...

You can then give modify rights to Subfolders and files only using the "Apply To" box.

 

In the long term why not do what we do here. Bulk create the logins. Get children to log in with the number that's on the logon screen.

For example if the computer they are sitting at is "IT01" get them to log in as "Red01" if they are in Red class, with the password "red".

The advantage is that the children know their number, and go to the same computer and so always have the same home folder.

Edited February 2, 2016 by ReverentCreature

[mowgli82]

after about y1 getting kids to log in as themselves shouldn't be an issue all the school I support do it. Yes for a few weeks it wastes a bit of time at the start of a lesson but its not that much of an issue. Just set up simple usernames something like 4fred for a kid called fred who started in 2014 or 4fredb. As to moving folders its quite hard to stop people doing it as iirc they need the modify permission to edit files in the folder but that gives them permission to modify the folder itself unless you spend a lot of time doing very specific folder permissions on every folder

 

We have year of intake and initials (14CB) all have the same passwords. I email a list to each class at the start of term with the usernames and passwords which the teacher laminates and takes with them to IT class - some of the kids have it stuck on a little badge.