Re: Folder permissions - how to change?

From: Steve Light (talikar@bellsouth.net)
Date: 04/24/02

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    From: Steve Light <talikar@bellsouth.net>
    Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2002 16:12:51 -0400
    
    

    You will have to "Take Ownership" of the files and then re-perminssion
    as needed.

    Q268019 HOW TO: Take Ownership of Files
    http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;Q268019

    On 20 Apr 2002 11:34:45 -0700, vks_vikas@rediffmail.com (Panchal V)
    wrote:

    >I've recently shifted from Linux Administration to Windows 2000
    >Administration. Network consists of SBS Windows 2000 Server and 32
    >workstations running a mix of Win2k professional and WinXP.
    >
    >I had a user named vikasp (local). There is a folder C:\data\vikasp
    >owned by vikasp user(local). There is also a Domain user vikasp. I
    >accidentaly deleted the local user. Then I found that C:\data\vikasp
    >was inaccessible.
    >
    >Even local admin or Domain admin is unable to access that folder. How
    >can I reset the premissions?
    >
    >Is there any way to reset premissions on a file or folder owned by a
    >specific user. The user has granted permissions to only himself, using
    >Administrator Account I'm not able to even view the security
    >permissions...
    >
    >Being formally a linux administrator I know there root(Administrator)
    >have full control of the system in linux, even if user set what ever
    >permission Is there any way to do the same in Windowns NT/2000
    >
    >Sincerely,
    >---------------------
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