BUG: HrModify Overwrites Default ACL with Anonymous ACL

 Last reviewed: November 21, 1997
Article ID: Q176917
The information in this article applies to:
  • Exchange Development Kit (EDK)

SYMPTOMS

When you use ACLEDIT to modify the rights of users on folders, the default rights change and become the rights assigned to anonymous users.

CAUSE

The rights change because neither the default nor the anonymous user has an entry id, and therefore, are seen as the same user.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this bug and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

WARNING: PERFORMING THESE STEPS IS NOT RECOMMENDED because it modifies the rights assigned to the default user to be the rights assigned to anonymous users. This example is provided for informational purposes only.

Run the ACLEDIT program found in the MSSDK\bin directory using the following parameters. 

      /Profile=<Profile> /store=<Store> /Folder=<Folder Path> /modify
      /Position=<N> /Rights=<Rights List>
where:
  • Folder Path: The path to the public folders, which is Public Folders and should be enclosed in parenthesis.
  • N: The position of the user in the list of users. The first user in the list is in position 0 (zero). 
Keywords          : EDKAPI
Version           : WINNT:4.0
Platform          : winnt
Issue type        : kbbug

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Last reviewed: November 21, 1997
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