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Translating permissions between x86-based clients and Macintosh clients

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Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2

Translating permissions between x86-based clients and Macintosh clients

Services for Macintosh translates permissions so that those set by a user of an x86-based computer are translated into the equivalent Macintosh permissions, and vice versa. When a user of an x86-based computer sets permissions for a folder, or when a Macintosh user sets permissions for a folder, permissions are translated according to the following table:

Windows Server 2003 family permissions Macintosh permissions

Read

See Files, See Folders, or both

Write, Delete

Make Changes

Note

  • Permissions set within Macintosh networks behave differently from those set from within the Windows Server 2003 family networks, including Macintosh-style permissions. From the Macintosh computer, a right assigned to everyone overrides more restrictive rights set on the owner or a group. From an x86-based computer, permissions assigned to everyone do not override permissions set on the owner or group.