===== More About Permissions on RDW ======
Please note that Comet Admins do not manage RDW and cannot view or access your shares.  We can only advise.  Where permissions issues require admin access to fix, please log a ticket with NUService 

===== Using Windows to view and update permissions =====

Top level of RDW as seen via Windows File Manager (Win 10)\\
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R-click your share to investigate properties (Win 11)\\
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Quick Permissions Check\\
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Edit group permissions\\
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Fail due to your insufficient permissions\\
  * check what you are trying to modify
  * check your user is in the correct group at https://groups.ncl.ac.uk from on campus
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Advanced View\\
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Check access on a directory or file for an individual user\\
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Add a group or user - minimise your admin workload:\\
  * minimise number of directories with non-standard permissions
  * keep to high level directories
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Troubleshoot User or Group permissions\\
NB: **traverse** is required for **read** access\\
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