Files > Activate Sharing subfolders issues

[peteinlux]

This is an issue we experienced today:

In the files module, i have a structure that looks more or less like this:

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+ Root
        + Folder 1.0 / Shared folder
                 + Folder 1.1
                          + Folder 1.1.1 / Shared folder
                                   + Folder 1.2.1
                 + Folder 1.2
        + Folder 2.0
                 + Folder 2.1

I am sharing Folder 1.0 with users A & B. Both A & B can see it's contained sub structure. Now user A activates sharing on Folder 1.1.1 and gives access to user C. What happens is user B can no longer see that particular folder. I can, because I am an administrator. The problem is that I already gave user B access to the structure containing the resource named Folder 1.1.1. User A wanted to share this resource in addition with users C, but did not want to take the right of B to access it.

Has anyone seen this behavior, Is anyone feeling the same way about it? If not please help me understand....

[mschering]

If they are allowed to share the behavior you describe is expected.

I think it should not be possible to share folders if you don't have manage permissions on the folder.

[peteinlux]

That makes little sense and causes confusion, someone without administrative privileges might simply want to share a subfolder with another person, but by doing so he would take away the right from someone who had been given access by the administrator

[mschering]

Yes, there's no way around that.