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File Server Permissions

Thanks to tenfold's Microsoft integration, you'll enjoy automated and centralized permission management on all Windows file servers.

Reporting

If you’re an admin, this might sound familiar: you want to generate a report showing which users have access to specific files and folders, but quickly realize that the default tools available to you are simply not up to the job. There are no good options to track and visualize the effective permissions of users.

If you know this pain, tenfold is your remedy. It provides you with an intuitive, explorer-style interface, where you can simply select a folder on the file server and tenfold will show you the permission level for every user and group. It’s a clear and effective summary of access rights, including inheritances and nested groups. tenfold also allows you to select specific users or groups in order to see their permissions and level of access to shared files. To optimize the reporting process even further, automatically generated PDF reports are available via email.

Permission Management

Managing permissions on file servers using the available standard tools is a time-consuming and complex undertaking, as a great deal of manual effort is needed to set up the necessary permission groups in accordance with the best practices as recommended by Microsoft®, the AGDLP principle.

tenfold eases this pain as it creates all the infrastructure as needed automatically.

Erforderliche Lizenz
Essentials Edition

System Requirements

For a successful file server integration with tenfold, the following system requirements apply:

  • Access to file serve via UNC path via SMB or CIFS

  • Supported file servers include Microsoft Windows, NetApp®, EMC® or similar

  • Permissions are assigned via ACL on the basis of Active Directory objects

  • Service account with full access to file servers you wish to integrate with

Note: File servers based on Novell or UNIX/Linux systems (ext4, xfs, etc.) are not supported.

Self-Service & Workflows

The standard Windows tools do not support workflows for the assignment of permissions, though such workflows are essential to organizations. All compliance regulations require that the person who is responsible for a folder must give their consent before a permission for the folder can be assigned. Such approval processes must be thoroughly documented and made accessible during audits. With tenfold, data owners, supervisors and IT admins are included in every step of the workflow. When an action is required, the responsible individuals are automatically informed via email.

Dashboard

The tenfold dashboard automatically informs admins of problems concerning Active Directory® and file servers, including orphaned SIDs, circular references in groups, broken inheritances or full control privileges of non-admin users. Many of these problems can be resolved easily using the associated solution wizards in the dashboard.

Diagram and wooden building blocks illustrating a self-service workflow in tenfold.
Self-service approval workflows for file server permissions in tenfold make it easy for users to request access to directories. Adobe Stock, (c) NicoElNino

Features

Reporting
  • Report: Who has access to what folders and subfolders? (Many customizable settings).

  • Report: Where do users have permissions? (Including direct user permissions and group permissions, even if groups are nested).

  • Data history saved to tenfold database.

Management
  • Admin function allows you to view and edit permissions live. Administrators can get permissions individually for each file server

  • Enable folders for self-service: All directories of a file server up to a certain level or individual directories can be made available for request in the self-service portal.

  • Determine data owners and configure workflows for approval of permission requests.

  • Create and delete folders, change folder names.

Technical Aspects
  • Automatic creation and maintenance of group structures in accordance with AGDLP, AGGP or AUUP models.

  • Automatic generation of required list groups to enable browsing for users.

  • Configurable group naming conventions.

  • Configurable organizational units in Active Directory for filing groups.

  • New permission level “Modify Plus“ to prevent folders from being accidentally moved.

Synchronization
  • Periodical import of file servers to maintain up-to-date overview of status quo in tenfold (imports can be done either on demand or at a set time).

  • Changes that are not applied through tenfold are logged and evaluated.