A user is unable to open a shared folder on a server and is receiving an access denied message. The system administrator verifies that the user has been granted read NTFS permissions on the folder. Wh

Setting NTFS write permissions is unnecessary if the user only needs to open the folder (read access), and it does not address the share permission issue.

Ensuring inheritance is not the primary issue; the explicit NTFS read permission is confirmed, indicating the problem lies elsewhere, likely with share permissions.

When accessing a shared folder, both NTFS permissions and share permissions apply, and the most restrictive combination takes precedence. Since the user has read NTFS permissions but is still denied access, the share permissions are likely too restrictive and need to be changed to allow at least read access.

Blocking inheritance would potentially make permissions more restrictive or complex, not resolve an "access denied" issue when read NTFS is already granted.