Use case examples and Folder security questions

[dlitgroup]

We are new at Vault.

1. Would like to know if there are use case examples available for reference as we start setting up the Vault.

2. We want to know if it is possible to set up a folder in a repository where only global admin has full access, and other users/groups assigned to this folder cannot delete the folder itself, but can add/delete files/folders under the folder.

[Beth]

I don't have some exact use cases, but here are some good resources for beginners. Some of them will have examples in them.
Eric Sink's Source Control How To
Vault client getting started
Best Practices for setting up repositories
Best Practices for Managing Branches
Basics of using Label, Cloak, Share, Pin, Branch and Merging
KB article index
How to label as part of a build script


Let's say you have the folder structure:
$
|-------Folder1

• |-------subfolder_a
  |-------subfolder_b

If you change the security on Folder1 to remove the ability to delete it, but on the subfolders you set full permissions, you can't add any items to Folder1, but you'd be able to delete the subfolders. An Add is an action on Folder1, whereas the delete is an action on the folder you have selected to delete and not the parent folder (in relation to security).

If Folder1 is ever deleted, it is possible to restore it again through Vault provided the administrator never performs an obliterate on it.

[dlitgroup]

Thanks for the info. This is enough for us to get started.

Following your explanation on folder security, how can we restore Folder1 if it was accidentally deleted by a user that has RCA rights on the folder?

[Beth]

Right-click the parent folder of Folder1 and select Properties. Click the Deleted Items tab. Find Folder1 and click Undelete.