By retaining the permissions, it protects a user from losing permissions for that file or folder. In some cases, permissions may allow a user to move a file or folder to a new location that they do not have the same rights to.I have heard two reasons for this behaviour:
Move: Permissions are retained from the original location. Windows Server 2003/Windows XP (and earlier)Ĭopy: Permissions are inherited from the destination. The default behaviour of copy and move is a bit more intuitive post 2008/Vista operating systems, but there are still differences that should be taken into account and explained. It is more common to run into these sorts of permissions problems in larger organizations where permission-based file and data access is important (Hundreds/Thousands of users all having different file/folder permissions in a DFS environment). And it pops up on both sides of the fence both users and administrators make the same mistakes and have the same misconceptions. Throughout my time in IT, I have come across this issue more times than I can count.
