Issue - This security ID may not be assigned as the owner object

[Guest Adam Raff]

Good Afternoon,

 

this is a little hard to explain but I will do my best.

 

We have a directory that is setup by year (2006, 2007, 2008) and to make it

simple I created a batch file that invokes xcopy to copy a directory called

template into the 2008 directory. The user then goes into the 2008

directory and renames it. This has worked for some time but now I need to

add some files to the template and I noticed something.

 

The user who does this is named Jane. If the directories is not created on

her system and even the template is not created on her system the batch file

stops and I get the following error in DOS (command prompt) when I watch it

execute.

 

This security ID may not be assigned as the owner object.

 

I was working on a test version of the template and I moved stuff around.

When this happened and I noticed this before and just created the stuff on

her system every year and it worked but this time I decided to try some

other stuff and when I got the error I went into the directories and while

sitting at her desk and logged in as her took ownership of the directories.

This did not help. I know it's some sort of permission issue but I just

can't figure it out.

 

If anybody knows how to get around this it would be a great help

 

Thanks

Adam Raff

[Guest Miles Li [MSFT]]

RE: Issue - This security ID may not be assigned as the owner object

 

Hello Adam,

 

The error message "This security ID may not be assigned as the owner

object" typically indicates that the owner of a new object is not the one

of the users or groups that have been given the right to assign as the

owner.

 

From my test, you may use "XCOPY -o" (-o parameters: Copies files with

ownership and ACL information.) in the batch file. This will make users

copy template directory with original ownership instead of setting a new

owner.

 

To resolve this issue, try to move the -o parameters in the batch file to

set the user that run the XCOPY command as the new owner.

 

If the practise above doesn't work, please give the verbose file structure

and ACLs of the folder in your environment to enable me to reproduce the

error.

 

Error Message: This security ID may not be assigned as the owner of this

object.

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windows2000serv/reskit/w2000Msg

s/3868.mspx

 

Hope it helps.

 

 

Sincerely,

Miles Li

 

Microsoft Online Partner Support

Microsoft Global Technical Support Center

 

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[Guest Miles Li [MSFT]]

RE: Issue - This security ID may not be assigned as the owner object

 

Hello Adam,

 

I am currently standing by for further update from you and would like to

know how things are going. If you have any questions or concerns on the

recent information I've provided you, please don't hesitate to let me know.

 

 

Sincerely,

Miles Li

 

Microsoft Online Partner Support

Microsoft Global Technical Support Center

 

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