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Article ID: 304286 - Last Review: December 20, 2004 - Revision: 2.1
FIX: Application Center 2000 may not replicate ACL changes on directories
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SYMPTOMS
If you add an access control list (ACL) to a directory and do a synchronization, the ACL doesn't get replicated to the members. If you change the signature of the directory (MS-DOS attributes, size, or modified date) and then do a synchronization, the ACL is then replicated.
If you have
Enable automatic updates selected for the cluster, this problem will usually not occur.
CAUSE
If
Enable automatic updates is turned off, directories are only replicated if their last modified date, MS-DOS attributes, or size are changed.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, upgrade to Application Center 2000 Service Pack (SP) 1.
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How to obtain the latest Application Center 2000 service pack
Workaround
To work around this problem, you can change the directory's signature (MS-DOS attributes, size, or modified date) in addition to changing the ACL. You can do this easily by using the Touch.exe tool in the Windows 2000 Resource Kit tools, which changes the modified date of any file or directory.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.
This bug was corrected in Application Center Service Pack (SP) 1.
MORE INFORMATION
If you change an ACL but
nothing else on a file or directory and you have
Enable automatic updates enabled, the ACL change will usually replicate, but if the file change notification is missed or the automatic replication fails, then the changed ACL will not be replicated until you change something in the file signature (date modified, file size, or MS-DOS attributes). Touch.exe from the Windows NT or Windows 2000 Resource Kit changes the file modified date and is usually the least disruptive thing you can do to make sure an ACL change is replicated on a file. Creating and deleting a file in the directory is usually the least disruptive thing you can do to make sure an ACL change is replicated on that directory.
Note The fix for this problem in SP1 only works on directories. Even with the fix installed, you must still "touch" ordinary files when you change the ACL on a directory. Therefore, use Touch.exe or another method to modify the file signature whenever you change the ACL on a file.
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Application Center 2000 Standard Edition
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