Re: Setting Permissions on Files...

From: Djeizon Barros (djeizon_at_NOSPAM.itelefonica.com.br)
Date: 04/18/05 

Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2005 01:34:35 -0300

SOLVED MYSELF.
THE TRICK WAS TO TAKE OWNERSHIP, BEFORE APPLYING PERMISSIONS.

"Djeizon Barros" <djeizon@NOSPAM.itelefonica.com.br> escreveu na mensagem
news:e9xarw8QFHA.1236@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> Ok Folks,
>
> There goes a _HARD_ one....
>
> My user profile [ Djeizon \ Administrators ] got corrupted and after
> loading Windows nothing would operate properly. I had my personal folder
> [ C:\Documents and Settings\Djeizon ] turned on as private folder, with
> restricted access to that account.
>
> So I created another user [ DJ \ Administrators ] but I realized I was
> unable to access my old folder because it was restricted to that profile.
>
> I used the account [ Administrator \ Administrators ] to take a look, and
> for my surprise, all files were unaccessible as well.
>
> I tried applying CALCS as administrator to regain access over the files,
> but it can't recursively modify any file permission and the list returns
> as files saying ACCESS DENIED.
>
> Surprisinly with my [ DJ \ Administrators ] account, I am able to recover
> the permission of files through the UI, using the properties, security
> settings tab. But it never works recursively. I have to have file by
> file, group of files, or group of folders. But never files and folders.
> And this is going to take a long time when talking about 15 GB of data.
>
> Not even CALCS and the user interface are doing it recursively and I am
> issuing the right commands.
>
> I can't understand... I am plainly using the Administrator account to
> MODIFY those files settings and even like that I get access denied with
> CALCS. I simply can't understand. Is this some annoying new bug in XP? I
> remember it wasn't like this before... Isn't administrator supposed to be
> God, just like "root" is in Linux?
>
> This is the command I use to try to unlock the files:
>
> CACLS C:\Documents and Settings\Djeizon\* /E /T /C /G Everyone:F
> Administrators:F System:F
>
> Even as administrator, it is NOT modifying the files... ACCESS DENIED....
>
> Am I doing something wrong?
>
> The files are not EFS encrypted !!!! So this is very weird....
>
> Please post solutions!!!!!!! I need to give full access to everyone in a
> recursively form, to all files and folders.
>
> And yes, I tell the GUI to make it inherit..... etc etc... and this is not
> working....
>
>
>
>

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