On a Windows Server 2003, DCRead only file attribute set on all fi

[Guest Andersen @ DK]

Hi

 

On my DC and Fileserver. All files have the read only attribute set. Nobody

in the IT dept. did anything... or so they say.

 

The file attribute has been inherite from above the root drives on the

server.

 

Ex. files in the root of drive D:\ has the file attribute Read Only marked

and grayed out. So I can't unmark it.

 

How can this happen? And how do I solve it?

[Guest NeilH]

Re: On a Windows Server 2003, DCRead only file attribute set on all fi

 

 

"Andersen @ DK" <AndersenDK@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:2624F579-7896-44BE-9C5C-B56365B6F82C@microsoft.com...

> Hi

>

> On my DC and Fileserver. All files have the read only attribute set.

Nobody

> in the IT dept. did anything... or so they say.

>

> The file attribute has been inherite from above the root drives on the

> server.

>

> Ex. files in the root of drive D:\ has the file attribute Read Only marked

> and grayed out. So I can't unmark it.

>

> How can this happen? And how do I solve it?

 

Why not ask you IT Dept to deal with it, after all that is their job!!

[Guest Andersen @ DK]

Re: On a Windows Server 2003, DCRead only file attribute set on al

 

Re: On a Windows Server 2003, DCRead only file attribute set on al

 

 

Sorry I expressed it incorect, I should have said Nobody else in the IT

Dept. did anything...

 

Meaning the IT Dept. include my self. And I got stuck with the problem...

 

"NeilH" wrote:

>

> "Andersen @ DK" <AndersenDK@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:2624F579-7896-44BE-9C5C-B56365B6F82C@microsoft.com...

> > Hi

> >

> > On my DC and Fileserver. All files have the read only attribute set.

> Nobody

> > in the IT dept. did anything... or so they say.

> >

> > The file attribute has been inherite from above the root drives on the

> > server.

> >

> > Ex. files in the root of drive D:\ has the file attribute Read Only marked

> > and grayed out. So I can't unmark it.

> >

> > How can this happen? And how do I solve it?

>

> Why not ask you IT Dept to deal with it, after all that is their job!!

>

>

>

[Guest Kerry Brown]

Re: On a Windows Server 2003, DCRead only file attribute set on all fi

 

"Andersen @ DK" <AndersenDK@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:2624F579-7896-44BE-9C5C-B56365B6F82C@microsoft.com...

> Hi

>

> On my DC and Fileserver. All files have the read only attribute set.

> Nobody

> in the IT dept. did anything... or so they say.

>

> The file attribute has been inherite from above the root drives on the

> server.

>

> Ex. files in the root of drive D:\ has the file attribute Read Only marked

> and grayed out. So I can't unmark it.

>

> How can this happen? And how do I solve it?

 

 

Are you looking at the properties for a folder or individual files. The Read

Only attribute is not used for folders and shows up as Read Only grayed out.

This is perfectly normal and ignored by Windows. If you are checking the

folders try checking individual files in the folders.

 

http://support.microsoft.com/KB/326549

 

--

Kerry Brown

MS-MVP - Windows Desktop Experience: Systems Administration

http://www.vistahelp.ca/phpBB2/

http://vistahelpca.blogspot.com/

[Guest Andersen @ DK]

Re: On a Windows Server 2003, DCRead only file attribute set on al

 

Re: On a Windows Server 2003, DCRead only file attribute set on al

 

 

 

All the files had the read only attribute set. for some unknown reason,

(why?) I removed the read only attribute on all files by checking and

unchecking the the read only attribute field on every foluder in the root of

every drive.

 

End users reported that everything was back to normal.

 

But how can this happen in the first place??

 

"Kerry Brown" wrote:

> "Andersen @ DK" <AndersenDK@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:2624F579-7896-44BE-9C5C-B56365B6F82C@microsoft.com...

> > Hi

> >

> > On my DC and Fileserver. All files have the read only attribute set.

> > Nobody

> > in the IT dept. did anything... or so they say.

> >

> > The file attribute has been inherite from above the root drives on the

> > server.

> >

> > Ex. files in the root of drive D:\ has the file attribute Read Only marked

> > and grayed out. So I can't unmark it.

> >

> > How can this happen? And how do I solve it?

>

>

> Are you looking at the properties for a folder or individual files. The Read

> Only attribute is not used for folders and shows up as Read Only grayed out.

> This is perfectly normal and ignored by Windows. If you are checking the

> folders try checking individual files in the folders.

>

> http://support.microsoft.com/KB/326549

>

> --

> Kerry Brown

> MS-MVP - Windows Desktop Experience: Systems Administration

> http://www.vistahelp.ca/phpBB2/

> http://vistahelpca.blogspot.com/

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest Kerry Brown]

Re: On a Windows Server 2003, DCRead only file attribute set on al

 

Re: On a Windows Server 2003, DCRead only file attribute set on al

 

"Andersen @ DK" <AndersenDK@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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>

>

> All the files had the read only attribute set. for some unknown reason,

> (why?) I removed the read only attribute on all files by checking and

> unchecking the the read only attribute field on every foluder in the root

> of

> every drive.

>

> End users reported that everything was back to normal.

>

> But how can this happen in the first place??

>

 

 

By doing the opposite, set the check mark and applying it. I once did this

accidently many years ago when I first noticed that folders appeared to be

marked Read Only. Playing with the check mark I accidently set everything on

the drive to Read Only.

 

--

Kerry Brown

Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience: Systems Administration

http://www.vistahelp.ca/phpBB2/

http://vistahelpca.blogspot.com/