Hi,

We are using mixed-style security on a shared-project-structure with a lot of problems, even though most of them have been resolved by now.

We´ve seen a lot of strange things going on with M$-office-files that can't be saved even if it looks like the user has the apropriate rights, files changing permissions when saved.

Another major annoyance is the inability to move/rename/delete unix-files from the unix-side if the directory they are in doesn´t allow the user FULL rights, you would think CHANGE is enough. (it´s really strange for me as a unix-guy when I can change the contents of a file, create new files in the same directory, but can´t rename the file).

But we have also seen CAD-programs stop working because the structure they access have ACL's set on them. (CATIA, MENTOR, I-DEAS)

I'm not sure how compilers, make , stuff like CVS,PVCS work.

Another thing to consider is that users can only tell if a file/directory has unix- or nt-security if they have the ssaccess-utility installed (or the commandline version). There is no way of knowing this from the unix-side. This has made administration much more complex, especially since our mixed structure contains around 1-million directories.

If I could, I would move away from mixed-security as fast as possible, but right now I have to live with it.

---- Mats