I am having problems with shared files only being accessible via the path I originally wrote them.
For instance, let's say this is my folder structure on "Server" "(This machine could be Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7):
C:\Folder\Subfolder
Folder is shared as Folder$ and Subfolder is shared as Subfolder$
The issue is as follows:
- I copy a file to\\Server\Folder$\Subfolder.ext (it doesn't matter what the client is) with a domain admin account
- I try to access the file via \\Server\Subfolder$\file.ext and can't see it
- I perform a search and I am able to see the file, but when I try to copy or open it, I am told it "no longer exists"
- In some cases, I can't even see the file locally via C:\Folder\Subfolder\file.ext
- I try to access the file via the original path and it works fine
I have experienced this issue without changing users, and have tried multiple domain admin accounts that also have explicit permission to access the path in question outside of the domain admin privileges. I have checked file permissions and they appear to be inherited. This doesn't happen with every file and I haven't been able to find any rhyme or reason for the behavior. Does anyone have any idea why I might think I'm experiencing such behavior (I just can't imagine that there are access rules beyond those already defined when I learned sharing and security for Server 2000, but I am open to ideas that should seem obvious)?