Randy,
We have no security problems. By the group you are part of, your
permissions are assigned. All data for a project, from accounting to CADD
drawings are placed in one project folders within specific sub folder.
Permissions are assigned to the subfolders through groups. I understand
their desire for security, but a properly design system is easy to keep
secure. We are currently in the process of changing our permission setup
because up until now we have limited offices to read-only to other offices
and are now opening up the WAN for the entire corporation to have the same
rights to the same folders on all servers. This concept allows for easier
collaboration efforts between offices. Our current method of keeping users
restricted to their own server has been a system management nightmare. What
you are talking about looks like a good idea to me. You will need to sit
down with your IT people and your users to hash out a workable plan. The
plan is the key. You will probably find that within 3-6 months you will
have to make some modifications because you simply can't plan for all
situations and will need to reassess how things are working on a periodic
basis. IT people usually have never been in the production environment and
often don't understand what the user really needs. Communication will be a
key. If you need any other help or suggestions, or maybe some consultation,
let me know, I will do what I can to help.
--
Skip Diercks
Computer Support Specialist
Wade-Trim, Inc.
E-mail: sdiercks@wadetrim.com
Randy Rush wrote in message
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> Hey Skip,
> do you have any problems with security? people messing around with files
or
> deleting files they should? Our I.S. is pretty adamant about not opening
up
> the WAN for fear of chaos. They also say they're no way to know who
messed
> up something. I want to put in place a system by where your title would
> restrict you from certain permissions. lets say your a Jr. Draftsman, you
> shouldn't be able to delete folders, only PA's PM's or JC's something
along
> that nature. Also I think that one person should be in charge of data
> collecting and disbursement, and that person should be the JC or project
> coordinator... but that's another issue, my main concern is getting our
> network open, and we keep running into walls with these guys... any other
> thoughts?
>
> Randy
>
> "Skip Diercks" wrote in message
> news:E6C75EF670232B283C2B91221E0067D4@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> > Randy,
> > We have 10 offices in Mi, Fl, and Oh with full T1 access from all
> > offices to our corporate office. Our network is wide open within itself
> and
> > fire walled from the internet. With the T1 we have pretty good
bandwidth
> > and many users open files across the WAN. This works fine for
relatively
> > small files.
> >
> > Skip
> > Randy Rush wrote in message
> > news:3E529923909A19B195280A68C8F3AC09@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> > > I'm working in an enviornment where we have nine offices across the
> > country,
> > > all on a WAN. Our I.S. dept. says that opening the WAN up could be
> > > problematic and that we can't do it at this time... we're NT based
using
> a
> > > frame relay. At present we're starting to use project teams across
the
> > > various offices but they can't share the files due to the restrictions
> on
> > > the WAN. Now, I know it can be done, but being that I'm not a
network
> > > Admin. I'm not sure of the solution. Does anyone have an idea?
> > >
> > > Randy
> > >
> >
>