Deleting Network Files

[Patricia Volz]

We are running a small network of 10 machines with
Windows NT 4.0 as the network software. We recently
updated four of the machines with computers running XP
Windows Professional. Software is run off the
workstation but all files are stored on the network,
either in an appropriate common, shared directory or in a
personal directory that is "owned" by the user and
restricted to them or myself as administrator. The
security settings for these directories have been set
at "full control" both on the network file server and in
the security section of XP Windows professional, however
none of these XP users are able to delete files from the
network folders that they use. They can cut, copy,
write, update, etc. but they always get an error message
that the "file is in use" when they try to delete. These
document files are definately not in use when this occurs
and the non-XP users have no problems deleting as
needed. I use XP Windows Professional, but as I have
full administrative rights to the entire network, I do
not have this problem personally with deletion.
Obviously, I'm not about to grant full network
administration right to all users and I am stumped. I'm
sure (hope) there is a simple solution to this.
..

 

[Durand]

Give them full control of their own folders on the server as well as
the administrators group. As for the shared common directory, give
them change control. That prevents them from deleting folders but
should allow them to delete files if necessary. Are the control being
granted from the server itself or from another computer using the
admin package for NT 4.0?

 

[Patricia Volz]

The control is being granted from the server and the
server shows them as having full control of those
folders, even the shared directories. That is why I am
confused. Since the server is giving them full control
and their own machines show full control, I can't figure
out what's stopping them.

 

[Durand]

I can't help but think that I once read of a problem like this,
something to do with a setting in the policies on the machines. If you
look in the local security policy on the xp machines, go to security
settings>local policies>security options> there are two places you
might want to check: Look for the digital signing communications (if
server and client agrees) and enable those. Set the digital signing
communications (always) to disabled for both server and client.
Refresh the policy to take effect and then check the NT server's
policy to see if it has similar wording in it's security policy. That
should solve the inability of the xp machines to delete files from the
network, but like I said, this is from memory so YMMV.