Re: Unable to delete folder and children folders

From: x y (jamescagney90210@excite.com)
Date: 07/12/02 

From: "x y" <jamescagney90210@excite.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2002 22:26:41 -0400

Common problem. First, while logged in as an administrator you must take
ownership of the folder by right-clicking on the folder to get to the
security permissions where you were, click on advanced, owner. You should
then be able to reset the permissions after you click OK, OK to make the
ownership changes take effect.

"Matt Fiddelke" <mfiddelke@htlf.com> wrote in message
news:154ef01c22935$4566b680$37ef2ecf@TKMSFTNGXA13...
> I've got a great big problem.... In a moment of haste I
> set the permission's of "everyone" of the top folder to
> deny all. I thought I had made myself the owner of the
> folder so I could change ti back. I tried putting the
> settings back later and now I can't get into the folders
> below the one i put the settings on. I try and force the
> settings on the folders below the main one but i get an
> error that denies access. I can't even click to view the
> owner of the folders that are below the main (the one that
> actually did revert back and i have control of it, just
> not the sub folders) I set up the permissions and audit
> things to let me do everything to folders, subfolders and
> files but they don't take to the folders below my main
> folder because I'm not the owner, I cant find the owner
> either. I have access to every account on this server but
> I can't seem to get in. There isn't by chance some
> utility that will delete these folders and sub folders is
> there? Or some way to see who is the owner?
>
> I'm very desperate. This is the result of someone
> intruding into my IIS Webroot. They wrote gigs and gigs
> of data that I myself put the restrictions on and now can
> not delete. Whoops
>
> If you can help please send me an email, as I don't get
> back here very often to check the boards
> Mfiddelke@htlf.com

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