Specifications

Removing a Folder’s Inherited ACEs
If you don’t want to apply inherited ACEs to a folder or a le, you can remove these
entries using Server Admin.
Inherited ACEs appear dimmed unless you chose to make them explicit, as described
in “Changing Inherited ACEs for a Folder to Explicit” on page 54.
To remove a folder’s inherited ACEs:
1 Open Server Admin and connect to the server.
2 Click File Sharing.
3 Click Share Points and select the share point you want to update from the list.
4 Click Browse and select the folder.
5 Click Permissions below the list.
6 From the Action menu button (gear), choose “Remove Inherited Entries.”
7 Click Save.
Server Admin removes the inherited ACEs.
From the command line:
To remove an inherited ACE: m
$ sudo chmod -ai file1
Parameter Description
le1 The name of the le you are removing.
For information about chmod, see its man page. For the basics of command-line tool
usage, see Introduction to Command-Line Administration.
Changing Inherited ACEs for a Folder to Explicit
Inherited ACEs appear dimmed in the ACL of Server Admin and you can’t edit them.
To change ACEs for a folder, change the inheritance to explicit.
To change inherited ACEs of a folder to explicit:
1 Open Server Admin and connect to the server.
2 Click File Sharing.
3 Click Share Points and select the share point you want to update from the list.
4 Click Browse and select the folder.
5 Click Permissions below the list.
6 From the Action menu button (gear), choose “Make Inherited Entries Explicit.”
7 Click Save.
You can now edit the ACEs.
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