Re: Truncated User Accounts & Private Folders
From: Roger Abell [MVP] (mvpNOSPAM@asu.edu)
Date: 08/09/02
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From: "Roger Abell [MVP]" <mvpNOSPAM@asu.edu> Date: Fri, 9 Aug 2002 00:26:55 -0700
You only need to be logged in as a member of the
administrators group in Pro with simplified sharing
shut off, or in Pro or Home logged into the F8 Safe
Mode. Then you can access the properties of the
folder at the root of the denied area, and use the
Advanced and then Owner options within the Security
tab in the properties of that root area. It will ask if you
desire to have the permissions reset - to which you
would say yes.
BTW, you are correct that this is related to use of the
Make Private option. Using this essentially modifies
the folder so that only the account itself has any grants
at the NTFS level. This is stored in the NTFS security
info, not in the registry. This is overcome as above
outlined. Administrators can always take ownership,
and the owner can always alter permissions even when
they have none granted to them.
-- Roger Abell MS MVP (Windows Platform), MCSE, MCDBA Associate Expert - Windows XP ExpertZone http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone "Brent" <bbratz@cox.net> wrote in message news:005601c23f37$72d55550$19ef2ecf@tkmsftngxa01... > I am having the same issue that Keith and Roger noted > below, but if Keith is encountering what I am -you can't > even view the data files within the old profile, so you > can't get in to the folders/files to take ownership. (I > am receiving "Access Denied"). > > I have concluded this is related to the "Make folders > Private" option I selected at some point. Does anyone > know which file or registry setting may be saving these > private folder settings & thus preventing access? > > I've tried to recreate new user accounts with > "owner.{PC Name)" to try to regain access, but to no avail. > > Thx - Brent > > p.s. - Those of you dying to tell me to resort to my back- > up need not reply. If I had an opportunity to back up > before it failed, I would have. :) > > > >-----Original Message----- > >Roger, > > > >Thanks for your response. What would I look under in the > >Help system? > > > >-Keith > >>-----Original Message----- > >>You need to take ownership of the folders of the > >>old account, and when asked allow it to reset the > >>permissions on the contents. There is info on this > >>in the Help system. If you have Home, then you > >>will need to do this from a safe mode (F8) boot. > >> > >>-- > >>Roger Abell > >>MS MVP (Windows Platform), MCSE, MCDBA > >>Associate Expert - Windows XP ExpertZone > >>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone > >> > >>"Keith" <babs06@yahoo.com> wrote in message > >>news:1d8701c23edd$af5c1fe0$3bef2ecf@TKMSFTNGXA10... > >>> Question regarding XP and user accounts. I had to > >>> recently reinstall XP on my box. All of my files are > >>> still on the hard drive, but I can not access them > >because > >>> they are still related to a user account that no longer > >>> exists. > >>> > >>> I have tried to recreate the account, however XP just > >adds > >>> a “*.HOME” to the same user account. > >>> > >>> My question is what can I do to take those files out of > >>> that restricted folder so that I can use them? > >>> > >>> Thanks, > >>> -Keith >
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