Re: Permission Set to Everyone Deny - Can't take ownership

From: Steven L Umbach (n9rou_at_n0-spam-for-me-comcast.net)
Date: 08/30/04 

Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2004 18:11:46 GMT

Using the del command and or booting into safe mode may help. SysInternals has a neat
utility that can show what process is holding a file open called handles. Otherwise
refer to the KB link I last provided that shows some advanced options for the del
command. --- Steve

"Cory Blythe" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:08ce01c48ea1$6b5a37d0$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> Thanks for the tip that allowed me to take ownership as
> admin but I still get a 'File may be in use' error when I
> try and delete them. I'll have to wait until off hours
> and try a reboot to see if that clears the flag.
>
> Thanks Again
> Cory Blythe
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>The administrator can always take ownership unless that
> user right has been removed
>>as shown by the effective setting on that computer in
> Local Security Policy /security
>>settings/local policies/our rights. What kind of error
> does the administrator get??
>>Make sure that the user logging on to take ownership is
> actually in the
>>administrators local group as shown by [net localgroup
> administrators] . If you still
>>have problems use fileacl with the /force switch to force
> ownership for the
>>administrators and then change permissions to grant
> access and deletion. See the
>>links below for more information. --- Steve
>>
>>http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?
> FamilyID=723f64ea-34f0-4e6d-9a72-
> 004d35de4e64&DisplayLang=en
>>http://www.gbordier.com/gbtools/fileacl.htm
>>http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=320081 -- KB article
> on folder deletion problems
>>
>>"Cory Blythe" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
> in message
>>news:0b1601c48b79$af663030$a401280a@phx.gbl...
>>>A user that is no longer with us set security to several
>>> of his personal files to Everyone Deny on his share
>>> drive. Before we realized this the user account was
>>> removed and now the administrator account cannot take
>>> ownership of the files in order to change the security
>>> settings and delete the files.
>>>
>>> All I really need to do is delete these files from the
>>> hard drive can anyone point me in the right direction?
>>>
>>> Thank You
>>> Cory Blythe
>>>
>>
>>
>>.
>>

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