lost access to a folder

[Guest tree leafs]

Hi,

for some unknown reason, domain administrator account failed to access a

particular folder, say e:\abc\def. "access denied" pops up when trying to

open this folder. When looking at the folder properties, the securities tab

does not appear. Using cacls e:\abc\def also got access denied error. How

can I fix this problem?

thanks in advance.

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: lost access to a folder

 

 

"tree leafs" <treeleafs@hotmail.com> wrote in message

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> Hi,

> for some unknown reason, domain administrator account failed to access a

> particular folder, say e:\abc\def. "access denied" pops up when trying to

> open this folder. When looking at the folder properties, the securities

> tab does not appear. Using cacls e:\abc\def also got access denied error.

> How can I fix this problem?

> thanks in advance.

>

 

You can use fileacl.exe to seize ownership of this folder:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=723f64ea-34f0-4e6d-9a72-004d35de4e64&displaylang=en

[Guest tree leafs]

Re: lost access to a folder

 

thanks I'll try it tomorrow and let you know how i goes.

 

"Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com.oz> wrote in message

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>

> "tree leafs" <treeleafs@hotmail.com> wrote in message

> news:ujpvFTuYIHA.1532@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>> Hi,

>> for some unknown reason, domain administrator account failed to access a

>> particular folder, say e:\abc\def. "access denied" pops up when trying to

>> open this folder. When looking at the folder properties, the securities

>> tab does not appear. Using cacls e:\abc\def also got access denied error.

>> How can I fix this problem?

>> thanks in advance.

>>

>

> You can use fileacl.exe to seize ownership of this folder:

> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=723f64ea-34f0-4e6d-9a72-004d35de4e64&displaylang=en

>

[Guest tree leafs]

Re: lost access to a folder

 

Hi,

I had a quick look at the tool.

It looks like changing ownership needs "takeownership privilege". My current

situation is the domain adminisrator does not have any access to this

folder. As I mentioned, I even can't view acls using cacls command.

I may have missed some switch that allows me to seize the ownership.

Thanks again,

 

"Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com.oz> wrote in message

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>

> "tree leafs" <treeleafs@hotmail.com> wrote in message

> news:ujpvFTuYIHA.1532@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>> Hi,

>> for some unknown reason, domain administrator account failed to access a

>> particular folder, say e:\abc\def. "access denied" pops up when trying to

>> open this folder. When looking at the folder properties, the securities

>> tab does not appear. Using cacls e:\abc\def also got access denied error.

>> How can I fix this problem?

>> thanks in advance.

>>

>

> You can use fileacl.exe to seize ownership of this folder:

> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=723f64ea-34f0-4e6d-9a72-004d35de4e64&displaylang=en

>

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: lost access to a folder

 

My experience with this tool (and other permission tools) is

that a domain admin can always seize ownership. If I'm wrong

then you can run fileacl.exe while logged on under the System

account, using "localsystem.exe" from here: http://assarbad.net/en/stuff.

 

 

"tree leafs" <treeleafs@hotmail.com> wrote in message

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> Hi,

> I had a quick look at the tool.

> It looks like changing ownership needs "takeownership privilege". My

> current situation is the domain adminisrator does not have any access to

> this folder. As I mentioned, I even can't view acls using cacls command.

> I may have missed some switch that allows me to seize the ownership.

> Thanks again,

>

> "Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com.oz> wrote in message

> news:%23LvS$VyYIHA.1184@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>>

>> "tree leafs" <treeleafs@hotmail.com> wrote in message

>> news:ujpvFTuYIHA.1532@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>>> Hi,

>>> for some unknown reason, domain administrator account failed to access a

>>> particular folder, say e:\abc\def. "access denied" pops up when trying

>>> to open this folder. When looking at the folder properties, the

>>> securities tab does not appear. Using cacls e:\abc\def also got access

>>> denied error. How can I fix this problem?

>>> thanks in advance.

>>>

>>

>> You can use fileacl.exe to seize ownership of this folder:

>> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=723f64ea-34f0-4e6d-9a72-004d35de4e64&displaylang=en

>>

>

>

[Guest Eric Denekamp]

Re: lost access to a folder

 

if not, a Domain admin can give himself this right through group policy to

maybe even that one machine:

it is in the computer configuration, security settings, local policies,

userright assignments. take ownership of.....

give that right to your own account and wait for about 120 minutes... (if

not, (i do not know by heart if this right is set every time trhe policies

load, or just by boot,) reboot the system to force a policy load here)

now you should at least be able to Seize ownership. (i have experienced not

seeing the ACL's when i do not have access to a folder, but if i have the

aforementioned right, I always could TAKE ownership and fix everything.

sometimes it took me more that one go to get ownership af a folder

structure, for I could only take ownership one level at a time, but I always

got there.

 

good luck

 

Eric

 

By the Way be very carefull you do not break anything when doing this, you

have to reset all the permissions a user has to this folder(structure)

 

 

"Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com.oz> wrote in message

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> My experience with this tool (and other permission tools) is

> that a domain admin can always seize ownership. If I'm wrong

> then you can run fileacl.exe while logged on under the System

> account, using "localsystem.exe" from here: http://assarbad.net/en/stuff.

>

>

> "tree leafs" <treeleafs@hotmail.com> wrote in message

> news:eZlk43yYIHA.748@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>> Hi,

>> I had a quick look at the tool.

>> It looks like changing ownership needs "takeownership privilege". My

>> current situation is the domain adminisrator does not have any access to

>> this folder. As I mentioned, I even can't view acls using cacls command.

>> I may have missed some switch that allows me to seize the ownership.

>> Thanks again,

>>

>> "Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com.oz> wrote in message

>> news:%23LvS$VyYIHA.1184@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>>>

>>> "tree leafs" <treeleafs@hotmail.com> wrote in message

>>> news:ujpvFTuYIHA.1532@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>>>> Hi,

>>>> for some unknown reason, domain administrator account failed to access

>>>> a particular folder, say e:\abc\def. "access denied" pops up when

>>>> trying to open this folder. When looking at the folder properties, the

>>>> securities tab does not appear. Using cacls e:\abc\def also got access

>>>> denied error. How can I fix this problem?

>>>> thanks in advance.

>>>>

>>>

>>> You can use fileacl.exe to seize ownership of this folder:

>>> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=723f64ea-34f0-4e6d-9a72-004d35de4e64&displaylang=en

>>>

>>

>>

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