users can see eveyone elses files!!

[jdimarco]

i have everyones "My Documents" Fold redirected to a remote server...nothing grand
\\server\documents\$user_id
But the problem is that when they select menu options such as:
File -> Open OR File -> Save As --They can move back in the path and gain acces to others' files. I should have checked that little box in the folder redirection properties that sets permissions for each folder specific to the user, but i didnt, and even though i did do it now, it isnt working (i suppose because the folders have already been created). I also downloaded the MS Office ADM files in hope of those helping. But they dont. I dont know the menu_ID's which disable certain UI features (such as File -> Open) but none of them seems to be working. So does anyone know how to give each user their own folder for documents with exclusive rights?

[graycat]

simply change the permissions for the folders already in existence and grant only the user full access, though it might be an idea to allow admin's control too.

[Eric]

You might want to look at the ABE tool from Microsoft. I'm not sure how your permissions are set, but it could provide what you are looking for.

Here's a link to some documentation on it:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/techinfo/overview/abe.mspx

Of course, you need to be running the share on a Windows 2003 server.....

Hope that helps,

Eric

[jdimarco]

sorry for the delayed reply, but you helped a lot. Thanks a bunch.