Instructions on enabling Group Calendar on multi user
workstations
where the users have limited permissions. ( win 2000 / XP )
The user must have sufficient permissions (Change)
in 'C:\Program Files\Group Calendar' or GroupCalendar will not work for that
user. To install GroupCalendar for restricted users on a workstation do the
following:
- Log
in as a member of the Administrators group and run the setup
(please read the install guide)
- Import
this registry
file (this will enable Group Calendar for all users on the pc)
- Change
the permissions on 'C:\Program Files\Group
Calendar'.
Changing permissions can be done in two ways.
Using CACLS to change permissions.
- Press
Start, Run (*) and copy/paste the following line:
- CACLS
"C:\Program Files\Group Calendar" /E /T /P Users:C
- press
OK to run the command line.
Replace 'Users' by the User-name or Group-name that you want to give
permissions to. To specify a Domain- Group, change 'Users' into
'YOURDOMAINNAME\GroupName'
/E
means 'Edit the existing Access control list'
/T
means 'Edit the rights for all files in the folder and subfolders'
/P Users:C means 'Change the rights for the Users group into
Change'
(*) to save time you can also add the command line to a text file which
you save with the .bat extension (f.i. gcrights.bat). In the same batchfile you
can import the registry entry if you add the following line to it:
regedit.exe /S "\\yourserver\YourShare\group calendar for all
users.reg"
Using the windows GUI to change
permissions.
Open the Windows Explorer and browse to c:\Program
Files\Group Calendar
Right-click on the Group Calendar folder
Choose “Sharing and Security”
Click the “ Security “ tab.
Click the “ Advanced “ button. (lower right corner).
From the list that is being displayed, select the
“Users” group.
Click the “ edit “ button.
Check the “ Full control ” check box in the "Allow" column and
click "OK".
Now you are back at the list with users and groups.
Make sure that both check boxes are checked that say:
“ Inherit from parent ….. “ & “
Replace permission entries …..”
Press OK
Click yes on the security message box
Click OK