Re: NTFS Permissions problem - can't delete files.


"Ian" <Ian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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When setting-up my laptop to supply files from a share I (foolishly) set
filesystem-permissions on the folder and contents as well as share
permisisons. These permisisons limited access to system, Administrators
and
one specific user, which account is solely for network access.

-If only I'd heeded my own advice to others not to use filesystem
permissions.. but I thought I knew better on my own computer :-/

Anyway, Now have a weird situation where some files and folders in the
share
cannot be deleted (either locally or via the share) and also I cannot take
ownership of these files and folders locally.

This despite the local user being a member of the Administrators group,
and
the Administrators group having inheritable rights to the toplevel folder.
As
I cannot view the permissions of the files in-question I cannot tell what
their ownership is.
Have you disabled simple file sharing?

I suspect this came-about as a result of files being moved into the folder
from other areas, and bringing their permissions with them. I might be
wrong
though, it's just a guess.
No, it is more like grasping for straws.

Any suggestions for a fix?



Enable simple file sharing.
Access the security tab.
You can now inspect and set file permissions. Be sware though that you must
go to the root of the permissions tree because permissions may be inherited
from the top down. Hence, it is rather easy to make mistakes, and I
certainly have found to be the case by experience.
Jim


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