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I needed to lock users out of a select folder due to privacy concerns.

I know not to deny to all users and then attempt to allow in just select

users. So I locked out just the users I needed to stay out. Then I

found myself forced to reinstall Windows.

 

In the new installation, I tried something slightly different with that

folder. I create a group containing just the members that had to stay

out. I then denied to that group rather than to individual members.

Trouble was, somehow, it acted like I was part of that group. (I could

see the files, which others weren't supposed to be able to do, but that

was it.) I never was. I verified that I wasn't by going to the window

where it lists the effective rights for a user. I supposedly had all

rights.

 

Eventually, I deleted all entries and reset it by inheriting from the

parent folder. That provides full access to everyone. This, from the

point of view of what I, as user, could do, changed nothing. I still

can't open the files.

 

What is going on?

-----

will 68 at mtco dot com

will dot pittenger1 at gmail dot com (use this address for large signatures)

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Re: Rights problem - Even the administrator is locked out, but I don't see why

 

Re: Rights problem - Even the administrator is locked out, but I don't see why

 

 

"Will Pittenger" <see.my.sig@nospam.neveranyspam.com> wrote in message

news:unsf4c6wIHA.1236@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>I needed to lock users out of a select folder due to privacy concerns. I

>know not to deny to all users and then attempt to allow in just select

>users. So I locked out just the users I needed to stay out. Then I found

>myself forced to reinstall Windows.

>

> In the new installation, I tried something slightly different with that

> folder. I create a group containing just the members that had to stay

> out. I then denied to that group rather than to individual members.

> Trouble was, somehow, it acted like I was part of that group. (I could

> see the files, which others weren't supposed to be able to do, but that

> was it.) I never was. I verified that I wasn't by going to the window

> where it lists the effective rights for a user. I supposedly had all

> rights.

>

> Eventually, I deleted all entries and reset it by inheriting from the

> parent folder. That provides full access to everyone. This, from the

> point of view of what I, as user, could do, changed nothing. I still

> can't open the files.

>

> What is going on?

> -----

> will 68 at mtco dot com

> will dot pittenger1 at gmail dot com (use this address for large

> signatures)

 

- Why were you forced to re-install Windows?

- Did you ever try to seize ownership of the problem folder?

- What is the current permission structure of the problem folder?

 

To post the current permissions, do this:

- Click Start / Run / cmd {OK}

- Type these commands:

cacls "d:\My Folder\My Subfolder" > c:\perms.txt{Enter}

net user "%UserName%" >> c:\perms.txt{Enter}

notepad c:\perms.txt{Enter}

- Copy & paste this text into your reply.

Guest Will Pittenger

Guest Will Pittenger

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Re: Rights problem - Even the administrator is locked out, but Idon't see why

 

Re: Rights problem - Even the administrator is locked out, but Idon't see why

 

See attached. The reinstall happened because I was experimenting with a

program that emulated Vista on XP. However, it was crashing constantly,

including during installation. I tried to uninstall it, but it crashed

again. Next time I rebooted, a critical system file was missing. I was

told to boot my system disk and use the repair option. However, I

couldn't get far enough along to use the repair option because my XP

install disk is SP1 and I had partitions extending past 137 GB. That

disk wouldn't boot. I was able to use G4L to back up my partitons, so I

could finally get that disk booting, but for some reason thought that I

needed to backup the boot partition too. That failed. A partition with

32GB was supposedly stored in just 52 megs. I didn't notice until I was

attempting to restore.

 

I did ensure that I own the folder.

-----

will 68 at mtco dot com

will dot pittenger1 at gmail dot com (use this address for large signatures)

 

Pegasus (MVP) wrote:

> "Will Pittenger" <see.my.sig@nospam.neveranyspam.com> wrote in message

> news:unsf4c6wIHA.1236@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>> I needed to lock users out of a select folder due to privacy concerns. I

>> know not to deny to all users and then attempt to allow in just select

>> users. So I locked out just the users I needed to stay out. Then I found

>> myself forced to reinstall Windows.

>>

>> In the new installation, I tried something slightly different with that

>> folder. I create a group containing just the members that had to stay

>> out. I then denied to that group rather than to individual members.

>> Trouble was, somehow, it acted like I was part of that group. (I could

>> see the files, which others weren't supposed to be able to do, but that

>> was it.) I never was. I verified that I wasn't by going to the window

>> where it lists the effective rights for a user. I supposedly had all

>> rights.

>>

>> Eventually, I deleted all entries and reset it by inheriting from the

>> parent folder. That provides full access to everyone. This, from the

>> point of view of what I, as user, could do, changed nothing. I still

>> can't open the files.

>>

>> What is going on?

>> -----

>> will 68 at mtco dot com

>> will dot pittenger1 at gmail dot com (use this address for large

>> signatures)

>

> - Why were you forced to re-install Windows?

> - Did you ever try to seize ownership of the problem folder?

> - What is the current permission structure of the problem folder?

>

> To post the current permissions, do this:

> - Click Start / Run / cmd {OK}

> - Type these commands:

> cacls "d:\My Folder\My Subfolder" > c:\perms.txt{Enter}

> net user "%UserName%" >> c:\perms.txt{Enter}

> notepad c:\perms.txt{Enter}

> - Copy & paste this text into your reply.

>

>

 

d:\images\Collection BUILTIN\Administrators:(OI)(CI)F

BUILTIN\Backup Operators:(OI)(CI)F

CREATOR OWNER:(OI)(CI)(IO)F

Everyone:(OI)(CI)F

BUILTIN\Power Users:(OI)(CI)F

BUILTIN\Users:(OI)(CI)F

LUCY\Will Pittenger:(OI)(CI)F

 

User name Will Pittenger

Full Name

Comment

User's comment

Country code 000 (System Default)

Account active Yes

Account expires Never

 

Password last set 4-27-2008 6:0 am

Password expires Never

Password changeable 4-27-2008 6:0 am

Password required Yes

User may change password Yes

 

Workstations allowed All

Logon script

User profile

Home directory

Last logon 5-31-2008 10:16 pm

 

Logon hours allowed All

 

Local Group Memberships *Administrators

Global Group memberships *None

The command completed successfully.

Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)

Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)

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Re: Rights problem - Even the administrator is locked out, but I don't see why

 

Re: Rights problem - Even the administrator is locked out, but I don't see why

 

The data you posted tells me two things:

- You are a member of the Administrators group.

- The permission structure for the Collection folder

defines the access rights for a number of users.

All of them have full and unrestricted access, without

exception.

 

The above tells me that you should be able to do anything

you like with the Collection folder, yet you report otherwise.

Would you care to run this test?

- Click Start / Run / cmd {OK}

- Type the following commands:

dir "d:\images\Collection" > c:\test.txt 2>&1{Enter}

md "d:\images\Collection\Test" 1>>c:\test.txt 2>>&1{Enter}

copy c:\test.txt "d:\images\Collection\Test" 1>>c:\test.txt 2>>&1{Enter}

dir "d:\images\Collection\Test" >> c:\test.txt 2>>&1{Enter}

notepad c:\test.txt(Enter}

 

"Will Pittenger" <see.my.sig@nospam.neveranyspam.com> wrote in message

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> See attached. The reinstall happened because I was experimenting with a

> program that emulated Vista on XP. However, it was crashing constantly,

> including during installation. I tried to uninstall it, but it crashed

> again. Next time I rebooted, a critical system file was missing. I was

> told to boot my system disk and use the repair option. However, I

> couldn't get far enough along to use the repair option because my XP

> install disk is SP1 and I had partitions extending past 137 GB. That

> disk wouldn't boot. I was able to use G4L to back up my partitons, so I

> could finally get that disk booting, but for some reason thought that I

> needed to backup the boot partition too. That failed. A partition with

> 32GB was supposedly stored in just 52 megs. I didn't notice until I was

> attempting to restore.

>

> I did ensure that I own the folder.

> -----

> will 68 at mtco dot com

> will dot pittenger1 at gmail dot com (use this address for large

> signatures)

>

> Pegasus (MVP) wrote:

>> "Will Pittenger" <see.my.sig@nospam.neveranyspam.com> wrote in message

>> news:unsf4c6wIHA.1236@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>>> I needed to lock users out of a select folder due to privacy concerns. I

>>> know not to deny to all users and then attempt to allow in just select

>>> users. So I locked out just the users I needed to stay out. Then I

>>> found

>>> myself forced to reinstall Windows.

>>>

>>> In the new installation, I tried something slightly different with that

>>> folder. I create a group containing just the members that had to stay

>>> out. I then denied to that group rather than to individual members.

>>> Trouble was, somehow, it acted like I was part of that group. (I could

>>> see the files, which others weren't supposed to be able to do, but that

>>> was it.) I never was. I verified that I wasn't by going to the window

>>> where it lists the effective rights for a user. I supposedly had all

>>> rights.

>>>

>>> Eventually, I deleted all entries and reset it by inheriting from the

>>> parent folder. That provides full access to everyone. This, from the

>>> point of view of what I, as user, could do, changed nothing. I still

>>> can't open the files.

>>>

>>> What is going on?

>>> -----

>>> will 68 at mtco dot com

>>> will dot pittenger1 at gmail dot com (use this address for large

>>> signatures)

>>

>> - Why were you forced to re-install Windows?

>> - Did you ever try to seize ownership of the problem folder?

>> - What is the current permission structure of the problem folder?

>>

>> To post the current permissions, do this:

>> - Click Start / Run / cmd {OK}

>> - Type these commands:

>> cacls "d:\My Folder\My Subfolder" > c:\perms.txt{Enter}

>> net user "%UserName%" >> c:\perms.txt{Enter}

>> notepad c:\perms.txt{Enter}

>> - Copy & paste this text into your reply.

>>

>>

>

 

 

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

> d:\images\Collection BUILTIN\Administrators:(OI)(CI)F

> BUILTIN\Backup Operators:(OI)(CI)F

> CREATOR OWNER:(OI)(CI)(IO)F

> Everyone:(OI)(CI)F

> BUILTIN\Power Users:(OI)(CI)F

> BUILTIN\Users:(OI)(CI)F

> LUCY\Will Pittenger:(OI)(CI)F

>

> User name Will Pittenger

> Full Name

> Comment

> User's comment

> Country code 000 (System Default)

> Account active Yes

> Account expires Never

>

> Password last set 4-27-2008 6:0 am

> Password expires Never

> Password changeable 4-27-2008 6:0 am

> Password required Yes

> User may change password Yes

>

> Workstations allowed All

> Logon script

> User profile

> Home directory

> Last logon 5-31-2008 10:16 pm

>

> Logon hours allowed All

>

> Local Group Memberships *Administrators

> Global Group memberships *None

> The command completed successfully.

>

>

Guest Will Pittenger

Guest Will Pittenger

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Re: Rights problem - Even the administrator is locked out, but Idon't see why

 

Re: Rights problem - Even the administrator is locked out, but Idon't see why

 

I don't think your tests were all that helpful. They showed that I

could get a directory of those folders (I knew that) and could create

new files. The problem is reading existing files.

-----

will 68 at mtco dot com

will dot pittenger1 at gmail dot com (use this address for large signatures)

 

Pegasus (MVP) wrote:

> The data you posted tells me two things:

> - You are a member of the Administrators group.

> - The permission structure for the Collection folder

> defines the access rights for a number of users.

> All of them have full and unrestricted access, without

> exception.

>

> The above tells me that you should be able to do anything

> you like with the Collection folder, yet you report otherwise.

> Would you care to run this test?

> - Click Start / Run / cmd {OK}

> - Type the following commands:

> dir "d:\images\Collection" > c:\test.txt 2>&1{Enter}

> md "d:\images\Collection\Test" 1>>c:\test.txt 2>>&1{Enter}

> copy c:\test.txt "d:\images\Collection\Test" 1>>c:\test.txt 2>>&1{Enter}

> dir "d:\images\Collection\Test" >> c:\test.txt 2>>&1{Enter}

> notepad c:\test.txt(Enter}

>

> "Will Pittenger" <see.my.sig@nospam.neveranyspam.com> wrote in message

> news:eGVBg$6wIHA.4952@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>> See attached. The reinstall happened because I was experimenting with a

>> program that emulated Vista on XP. However, it was crashing constantly,

>> including during installation. I tried to uninstall it, but it crashed

>> again. Next time I rebooted, a critical system file was missing. I was

>> told to boot my system disk and use the repair option. However, I

>> couldn't get far enough along to use the repair option because my XP

>> install disk is SP1 and I had partitions extending past 137 GB. That

>> disk wouldn't boot. I was able to use G4L to back up my partitons, so I

>> could finally get that disk booting, but for some reason thought that I

>> needed to backup the boot partition too. That failed. A partition with

>> 32GB was supposedly stored in just 52 megs. I didn't notice until I was

>> attempting to restore.

>>

>> I did ensure that I own the folder.

>> -----

>> will 68 at mtco dot com

>> will dot pittenger1 at gmail dot com (use this address for large

>> signatures)

>>

>> Pegasus (MVP) wrote:

>>> "Will Pittenger" <see.my.sig@nospam.neveranyspam.com> wrote in message

>>> news:unsf4c6wIHA.1236@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>>>> I needed to lock users out of a select folder due to privacy concerns. I

>>>> know not to deny to all users and then attempt to allow in just select

>>>> users. So I locked out just the users I needed to stay out. Then I

>>>> found

>>>> myself forced to reinstall Windows.

>>>>

>>>> In the new installation, I tried something slightly different with that

>>>> folder. I create a group containing just the members that had to stay

>>>> out. I then denied to that group rather than to individual members.

>>>> Trouble was, somehow, it acted like I was part of that group. (I could

>>>> see the files, which others weren't supposed to be able to do, but that

>>>> was it.) I never was. I verified that I wasn't by going to the window

>>>> where it lists the effective rights for a user. I supposedly had all

>>>> rights.

>>>>

>>>> Eventually, I deleted all entries and reset it by inheriting from the

>>>> parent folder. That provides full access to everyone. This, from the

>>>> point of view of what I, as user, could do, changed nothing. I still

>>>> can't open the files.

>>>>

>>>> What is going on?

>>>> -----

>>>> will 68 at mtco dot com

>>>> will dot pittenger1 at gmail dot com (use this address for large

>>>> signatures)

>>> - Why were you forced to re-install Windows?

>>> - Did you ever try to seize ownership of the problem folder?

>>> - What is the current permission structure of the problem folder?

>>>

>>> To post the current permissions, do this:

>>> - Click Start / Run / cmd {OK}

>>> - Type these commands:

>>> cacls "d:\My Folder\My Subfolder" > c:\perms.txt{Enter}

>>> net user "%UserName%" >> c:\perms.txt{Enter}

>>> notepad c:\perms.txt{Enter}

>>> - Copy & paste this text into your reply.

>>>

>>>

>

>

> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

>

>

>> d:\images\Collection BUILTIN\Administrators:(OI)(CI)F

>> BUILTIN\Backup Operators:(OI)(CI)F

>> CREATOR OWNER:(OI)(CI)(IO)F

>> Everyone:(OI)(CI)F

>> BUILTIN\Power Users:(OI)(CI)F

>> BUILTIN\Users:(OI)(CI)F

>> LUCY\Will Pittenger:(OI)(CI)F

>>

>> User name Will Pittenger

>> Full Name

>> Comment

>> User's comment

>> Country code 000 (System Default)

>> Account active Yes

>> Account expires Never

>>

>> Password last set 4-27-2008 6:0 am

>> Password expires Never

>> Password changeable 4-27-2008 6:0 am

>> Password required Yes

>> User may change password Yes

>>

>> Workstations allowed All

>> Logon script

>> User profile

>> Home directory

>> Last logon 5-31-2008 10:16 pm

>>

>> Logon hours allowed All

>>

>> Local Group Memberships *Administrators

>> Global Group memberships *None

>> The command completed successfully.

>>

>>

>

>

Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)

Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)

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Re: Rights problem - Even the administrator is locked out, but I don't see why

 

Re: Rights problem - Even the administrator is locked out, but I don't see why

 

Fine. My first test revealed the permission structure of

the Collection folder. There was no problem there. If

your problem relates to existing files then you need to

apply the first set of test commands to one of these files.

You could also run this command:

 

cacls d:\images\Collection /t /e /g everybody:F "%UserName%":F

 

 

"Will Pittenger" <see.my.sig@nospam.neveranyspam.com> wrote in message

news:OcIBEt7wIHA.5892@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>I don't think your tests were all that helpful. They showed that I could

>get a directory of those folders (I knew that) and could create new files.

>The problem is reading existing files.

> -----

> will 68 at mtco dot com

> will dot pittenger1 at gmail dot com (use this address for large

> signatures)

>

> Pegasus (MVP) wrote:

>> The data you posted tells me two things:

>> - You are a member of the Administrators group.

>> - The permission structure for the Collection folder

>> defines the access rights for a number of users.

>> All of them have full and unrestricted access, without

>> exception.

>>

>> The above tells me that you should be able to do anything

>> you like with the Collection folder, yet you report otherwise.

>> Would you care to run this test?

>> - Click Start / Run / cmd {OK}

>> - Type the following commands:

>> dir "d:\images\Collection" > c:\test.txt 2>&1{Enter}

>> md "d:\images\Collection\Test" 1>>c:\test.txt 2>>&1{Enter}

>> copy c:\test.txt "d:\images\Collection\Test" 1>>c:\test.txt

>> 2>>&1{Enter}

>> dir "d:\images\Collection\Test" >> c:\test.txt 2>>&1{Enter}

>> notepad c:\test.txt(Enter}

>>

>> "Will Pittenger" <see.my.sig@nospam.neveranyspam.com> wrote in message

>> news:eGVBg$6wIHA.4952@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>>> See attached. The reinstall happened because I was experimenting with a

>>> program that emulated Vista on XP. However, it was crashing constantly,

>>> including during installation. I tried to uninstall it, but it crashed

>>> again. Next time I rebooted, a critical system file was missing. I was

>>> told to boot my system disk and use the repair option. However, I

>>> couldn't get far enough along to use the repair option because my XP

>>> install disk is SP1 and I had partitions extending past 137 GB. That

>>> disk wouldn't boot. I was able to use G4L to back up my partitons, so I

>>> could finally get that disk booting, but for some reason thought that I

>>> needed to backup the boot partition too. That failed. A partition with

>>> 32GB was supposedly stored in just 52 megs. I didn't notice until I was

>>> attempting to restore.

>>>

>>> I did ensure that I own the folder.

>>> -----

>>> will 68 at mtco dot com

>>> will dot pittenger1 at gmail dot com (use this address for large

>>> signatures)

>>>

>>> Pegasus (MVP) wrote:

>>>> "Will Pittenger" <see.my.sig@nospam.neveranyspam.com> wrote in message

>>>> news:unsf4c6wIHA.1236@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>>>>> I needed to lock users out of a select folder due to privacy concerns.

>>>>> I

>>>>> know not to deny to all users and then attempt to allow in just select

>>>>> users. So I locked out just the users I needed to stay out. Then I

>>>>> found

>>>>> myself forced to reinstall Windows.

>>>>>

>>>>> In the new installation, I tried something slightly different with

>>>>> that

>>>>> folder. I create a group containing just the members that had to stay

>>>>> out. I then denied to that group rather than to individual members.

>>>>> Trouble was, somehow, it acted like I was part of that group. (I

>>>>> could

>>>>> see the files, which others weren't supposed to be able to do, but

>>>>> that

>>>>> was it.) I never was. I verified that I wasn't by going to the

>>>>> window

>>>>> where it lists the effective rights for a user. I supposedly had all

>>>>> rights.

>>>>>

>>>>> Eventually, I deleted all entries and reset it by inheriting from the

>>>>> parent folder. That provides full access to everyone. This, from the

>>>>> point of view of what I, as user, could do, changed nothing. I still

>>>>> can't open the files.

>>>>>

>>>>> What is going on?

>>>>> -----

>>>>> will 68 at mtco dot com

>>>>> will dot pittenger1 at gmail dot com (use this address for large

>>>>> signatures)

>>>> - Why were you forced to re-install Windows?

>>>> - Did you ever try to seize ownership of the problem folder?

>>>> - What is the current permission structure of the problem folder?

>>>>

>>>> To post the current permissions, do this:

>>>> - Click Start / Run / cmd {OK}

>>>> - Type these commands:

>>>> cacls "d:\My Folder\My Subfolder" > c:\perms.txt{Enter}

>>>> net user "%UserName%" >> c:\perms.txt{Enter}

>>>> notepad c:\perms.txt{Enter}

>>>> - Copy & paste this text into your reply.

>>>>

>>>>

>>

>>

>> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

>>

>>

>>> d:\images\Collection BUILTIN\Administrators:(OI)(CI)F

>>> BUILTIN\Backup Operators:(OI)(CI)F

>>> CREATOR OWNER:(OI)(CI)(IO)F

>>> Everyone:(OI)(CI)F

>>> BUILTIN\Power Users:(OI)(CI)F

>>> BUILTIN\Users:(OI)(CI)F

>>> LUCY\Will Pittenger:(OI)(CI)F

>>>

>>> User name Will Pittenger

>>> Full Name

>>> Comment

>>> User's comment

>>> Country code 000 (System Default)

>>> Account active Yes

>>> Account expires Never

>>>

>>> Password last set 4-27-2008 6:0 am

>>> Password expires Never

>>> Password changeable 4-27-2008 6:0 am

>>> Password required Yes

>>> User may change password Yes

>>>

>>> Workstations allowed All

>>> Logon script

>>> User profile

>>> Home directory

>>> Last logon 5-31-2008 10:16 pm

>>>

>>> Logon hours allowed All

>>>

>>> Local Group Memberships *Administrators

>>> Global Group memberships *None

>>> The command completed successfully.

>>>

>>>

>>

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Guest Will Pittenger

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Re: Rights problem - Even the administrator is locked out, but Idon't see why

 

Re: Rights problem - Even the administrator is locked out, but Idon't see why

 

>C:\Documents and Settings\Will Pittenger>cacls d:\images\Collection /t

/e /g everybody:F "%UserName%":F

>No mapping between account names and security IDs was done.

-----

will 68 at mtco dot com

will dot pittenger1 at gmail dot com (use this address for large signatures)

 

Pegasus (MVP) wrote:

> Fine. My first test revealed the permission structure of

> the Collection folder. There was no problem there. If

> your problem relates to existing files then you need to

> apply the first set of test commands to one of these files.

> You could also run this command:

>

> cacls d:\images\Collection /t /e /g everybody:F "%UserName%":F

>

>

> "Will Pittenger" <see.my.sig@nospam.neveranyspam.com> wrote in message

> news:OcIBEt7wIHA.5892@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>> I don't think your tests were all that helpful. They showed that I could

>> get a directory of those folders (I knew that) and could create new files.

>> The problem is reading existing files.

>> -----

>> will 68 at mtco dot com

>> will dot pittenger1 at gmail dot com (use this address for large

>> signatures)

>>

>> Pegasus (MVP) wrote:

>>> The data you posted tells me two things:

>>> - You are a member of the Administrators group.

>>> - The permission structure for the Collection folder

>>> defines the access rights for a number of users.

>>> All of them have full and unrestricted access, without

>>> exception.

>>>

>>> The above tells me that you should be able to do anything

>>> you like with the Collection folder, yet you report otherwise.

>>> Would you care to run this test?

>>> - Click Start / Run / cmd {OK}

>>> - Type the following commands:

>>> dir "d:\images\Collection" > c:\test.txt 2>&1{Enter}

>>> md "d:\images\Collection\Test" 1>>c:\test.txt 2>>&1{Enter}

>>> copy c:\test.txt "d:\images\Collection\Test" 1>>c:\test.txt

>>> 2>>&1{Enter}

>>> dir "d:\images\Collection\Test" >> c:\test.txt 2>>&1{Enter}

>>> notepad c:\test.txt(Enter}

>>>

>>> "Will Pittenger" <see.my.sig@nospam.neveranyspam.com> wrote in message

>>> news:eGVBg$6wIHA.4952@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>>>> See attached. The reinstall happened because I was experimenting with a

>>>> program that emulated Vista on XP. However, it was crashing constantly,

>>>> including during installation. I tried to uninstall it, but it crashed

>>>> again. Next time I rebooted, a critical system file was missing. I was

>>>> told to boot my system disk and use the repair option. However, I

>>>> couldn't get far enough along to use the repair option because my XP

>>>> install disk is SP1 and I had partitions extending past 137 GB. That

>>>> disk wouldn't boot. I was able to use G4L to back up my partitons, so I

>>>> could finally get that disk booting, but for some reason thought that I

>>>> needed to backup the boot partition too. That failed. A partition with

>>>> 32GB was supposedly stored in just 52 megs. I didn't notice until I was

>>>> attempting to restore.

>>>>

>>>> I did ensure that I own the folder.

>>>> -----

>>>> will 68 at mtco dot com

>>>> will dot pittenger1 at gmail dot com (use this address for large

>>>> signatures)

>>>>

>>>> Pegasus (MVP) wrote:

>>>>> "Will Pittenger" <see.my.sig@nospam.neveranyspam.com> wrote in message

>>>>> news:unsf4c6wIHA.1236@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>>>>>> I needed to lock users out of a select folder due to privacy concerns.

>>>>>> I

>>>>>> know not to deny to all users and then attempt to allow in just select

>>>>>> users. So I locked out just the users I needed to stay out. Then I

>>>>>> found

>>>>>> myself forced to reinstall Windows.

>>>>>>

>>>>>> In the new installation, I tried something slightly different with

>>>>>> that

>>>>>> folder. I create a group containing just the members that had to stay

>>>>>> out. I then denied to that group rather than to individual members.

>>>>>> Trouble was, somehow, it acted like I was part of that group. (I

>>>>>> could

>>>>>> see the files, which others weren't supposed to be able to do, but

>>>>>> that

>>>>>> was it.) I never was. I verified that I wasn't by going to the

>>>>>> window

>>>>>> where it lists the effective rights for a user. I supposedly had all

>>>>>> rights.

>>>>>>

>>>>>> Eventually, I deleted all entries and reset it by inheriting from the

>>>>>> parent folder. That provides full access to everyone. This, from the

>>>>>> point of view of what I, as user, could do, changed nothing. I still

>>>>>> can't open the files.

>>>>>>

>>>>>> What is going on?

>>>>>> -----

>>>>>> will 68 at mtco dot com

>>>>>> will dot pittenger1 at gmail dot com (use this address for large

>>>>>> signatures)

>>>>> - Why were you forced to re-install Windows?

>>>>> - Did you ever try to seize ownership of the problem folder?

>>>>> - What is the current permission structure of the problem folder?

>>>>>

>>>>> To post the current permissions, do this:

>>>>> - Click Start / Run / cmd {OK}

>>>>> - Type these commands:

>>>>> cacls "d:\My Folder\My Subfolder" > c:\perms.txt{Enter}

>>>>> net user "%UserName%" >> c:\perms.txt{Enter}

>>>>> notepad c:\perms.txt{Enter}

>>>>> - Copy & paste this text into your reply.

>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>

>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

>>>

>>>

>>>> d:\images\Collection BUILTIN\Administrators:(OI)(CI)F

>>>> BUILTIN\Backup Operators:(OI)(CI)F

>>>> CREATOR OWNER:(OI)(CI)(IO)F

>>>> Everyone:(OI)(CI)F

>>>> BUILTIN\Power Users:(OI)(CI)F

>>>> BUILTIN\Users:(OI)(CI)F

>>>> LUCY\Will Pittenger:(OI)(CI)F

>>>>

>>>> User name Will Pittenger

>>>> Full Name

>>>> Comment

>>>> User's comment

>>>> Country code 000 (System Default)

>>>> Account active Yes

>>>> Account expires Never

>>>>

>>>> Password last set 4-27-2008 6:0 am

>>>> Password expires Never

>>>> Password changeable 4-27-2008 6:0 am

>>>> Password required Yes

>>>> User may change password Yes

>>>>

>>>> Workstations allowed All

>>>> Logon script

>>>> User profile

>>>> Home directory

>>>> Last logon 5-31-2008 10:16 pm

>>>>

>>>> Logon hours allowed All

>>>>

>>>> Local Group Memberships *Administrators

>>>> Global Group memberships *None

>>>> The command completed successfully.

>>>>

>>>>

>

Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)

Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)

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Re: Rights problem - Even the administrator is locked out, but I don't see why

 

Re: Rights problem - Even the administrator is locked out, but I don't see why

 

You can issue the command like this:

cacls d:\images\Collection /t /e /g "Will Pittenger":F

 

In your reply I expected to see the permission structure of the

files you cannot access.

 

 

"Will Pittenger" <see.my.sig@nospam.neveranyspam.com> wrote in message

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> >C:\Documents and Settings\Will Pittenger>cacls d:\images\Collection /t

> /e /g everybody:F "%UserName%":F

>

> >No mapping between account names and security IDs was done.

> -----

> will 68 at mtco dot com

> will dot pittenger1 at gmail dot com (use this address for large

> signatures)

>

> Pegasus (MVP) wrote:

>> Fine. My first test revealed the permission structure of

>> the Collection folder. There was no problem there. If

>> your problem relates to existing files then you need to

>> apply the first set of test commands to one of these files.

>> You could also run this command:

>>

>> cacls d:\images\Collection /t /e /g everybody:F "%UserName%":F

>>

>>

>> "Will Pittenger" <see.my.sig@nospam.neveranyspam.com> wrote in message

>> news:OcIBEt7wIHA.5892@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>>> I don't think your tests were all that helpful. They showed that I

>>> could get a directory of those folders (I knew that) and could create

>>> new files. The problem is reading existing files.

>>> -----

>>> will 68 at mtco dot com

>>> will dot pittenger1 at gmail dot com (use this address for large

>>> signatures)

>>>

>>> Pegasus (MVP) wrote:

>>>> The data you posted tells me two things:

>>>> - You are a member of the Administrators group.

>>>> - The permission structure for the Collection folder

>>>> defines the access rights for a number of users.

>>>> All of them have full and unrestricted access, without

>>>> exception.

>>>>

>>>> The above tells me that you should be able to do anything

>>>> you like with the Collection folder, yet you report otherwise.

>>>> Would you care to run this test?

>>>> - Click Start / Run / cmd {OK}

>>>> - Type the following commands:

>>>> dir "d:\images\Collection" > c:\test.txt 2>&1{Enter}

>>>> md "d:\images\Collection\Test" 1>>c:\test.txt 2>>&1{Enter}

>>>> copy c:\test.txt "d:\images\Collection\Test" 1>>c:\test.txt

>>>> 2>>&1{Enter}

>>>> dir "d:\images\Collection\Test" >> c:\test.txt 2>>&1{Enter}

>>>> notepad c:\test.txt(Enter}

>>>>

>>>> "Will Pittenger" <see.my.sig@nospam.neveranyspam.com> wrote in message

>>>> news:eGVBg$6wIHA.4952@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>>>>> See attached. The reinstall happened because I was experimenting with

>>>>> a

>>>>> program that emulated Vista on XP. However, it was crashing

>>>>> constantly,

>>>>> including during installation. I tried to uninstall it, but it

>>>>> crashed

>>>>> again. Next time I rebooted, a critical system file was missing. I

>>>>> was

>>>>> told to boot my system disk and use the repair option. However, I

>>>>> couldn't get far enough along to use the repair option because my XP

>>>>> install disk is SP1 and I had partitions extending past 137 GB. That

>>>>> disk wouldn't boot. I was able to use G4L to back up my partitons, so

>>>>> I

>>>>> could finally get that disk booting, but for some reason thought that

>>>>> I

>>>>> needed to backup the boot partition too. That failed. A partition

>>>>> with

>>>>> 32GB was supposedly stored in just 52 megs. I didn't notice until I

>>>>> was

>>>>> attempting to restore.

>>>>>

>>>>> I did ensure that I own the folder.

>>>>> -----

>>>>> will 68 at mtco dot com

>>>>> will dot pittenger1 at gmail dot com (use this address for large

>>>>> signatures)

>>>>>

>>>>> Pegasus (MVP) wrote:

>>>>>> "Will Pittenger" <see.my.sig@nospam.neveranyspam.com> wrote in

>>>>>> message

>>>>>> news:unsf4c6wIHA.1236@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>>>>>>> I needed to lock users out of a select folder due to privacy

>>>>>>> concerns. I

>>>>>>> know not to deny to all users and then attempt to allow in just

>>>>>>> select

>>>>>>> users. So I locked out just the users I needed to stay out. Then I

>>>>>>> found

>>>>>>> myself forced to reinstall Windows.

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>> In the new installation, I tried something slightly different with

>>>>>>> that

>>>>>>> folder. I create a group containing just the members that had to

>>>>>>> stay

>>>>>>> out. I then denied to that group rather than to individual members.

>>>>>>> Trouble was, somehow, it acted like I was part of that group. (I

>>>>>>> could

>>>>>>> see the files, which others weren't supposed to be able to do, but

>>>>>>> that

>>>>>>> was it.) I never was. I verified that I wasn't by going to the

>>>>>>> window

>>>>>>> where it lists the effective rights for a user. I supposedly had

>>>>>>> all

>>>>>>> rights.

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>> Eventually, I deleted all entries and reset it by inheriting from

>>>>>>> the

>>>>>>> parent folder. That provides full access to everyone. This, from

>>>>>>> the

>>>>>>> point of view of what I, as user, could do, changed nothing. I

>>>>>>> still

>>>>>>> can't open the files.

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>> What is going on?

>>>>>>> -----

>>>>>>> will 68 at mtco dot com

>>>>>>> will dot pittenger1 at gmail dot com (use this address for large

>>>>>>> signatures)

>>>>>> - Why were you forced to re-install Windows?

>>>>>> - Did you ever try to seize ownership of the problem folder?

>>>>>> - What is the current permission structure of the problem folder?

>>>>>>

>>>>>> To post the current permissions, do this:

>>>>>> - Click Start / Run / cmd {OK}

>>>>>> - Type these commands:

>>>>>> cacls "d:\My Folder\My Subfolder" > c:\perms.txt{Enter}

>>>>>> net user "%UserName%" >> c:\perms.txt{Enter}

>>>>>> notepad c:\perms.txt{Enter}

>>>>>> - Copy & paste this text into your reply.

>>>>>>

>>>>>>

>>>>

>>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>> d:\images\Collection BUILTIN\Administrators:(OI)(CI)F

>>>>> BUILTIN\Backup Operators:(OI)(CI)F

>>>>> CREATOR OWNER:(OI)(CI)(IO)F

>>>>> Everyone:(OI)(CI)F

>>>>> BUILTIN\Power Users:(OI)(CI)F

>>>>> BUILTIN\Users:(OI)(CI)F

>>>>> LUCY\Will Pittenger:(OI)(CI)F

>>>>>

>>>>> User name Will Pittenger

>>>>> Full Name

>>>>> Comment

>>>>> User's comment

>>>>> Country code 000 (System Default)

>>>>> Account active Yes

>>>>> Account expires Never

>>>>>

>>>>> Password last set 4-27-2008 6:0 am

>>>>> Password expires Never

>>>>> Password changeable 4-27-2008 6:0 am

>>>>> Password required Yes

>>>>> User may change password Yes

>>>>>

>>>>> Workstations allowed All

>>>>> Logon script

>>>>> User profile

>>>>> Home directory

>>>>> Last logon 5-31-2008 10:16 pm

>>>>>

>>>>> Logon hours allowed All

>>>>>

>>>>> Local Group Memberships *Administrators

>>>>> Global Group memberships *None

>>>>> The command completed successfully.

>>>>>

>>>>>

>>

Guest Will Pittenger

Guest Will Pittenger

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Re: Rights problem - Even the administrator is locked out, but Idon't see why

 

Re: Rights problem - Even the administrator is locked out, but Idon't see why

 

It processed the files, for whatever that means.

-----

will 68 at mtco dot com

will dot pittenger1 at gmail dot com (use this address for large signatures)

 

Pegasus (MVP) wrote:

> You can issue the command like this:

> cacls d:\images\Collection /t /e /g "Will Pittenger":F

>

> In your reply I expected to see the permission structure of the

> files you cannot access.

>

>

> "Will Pittenger" <see.my.sig@nospam.neveranyspam.com> wrote in message

> news:eWWSSa%23wIHA.2360@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>>> C:\Documents and Settings\Will Pittenger>cacls d:\images\Collection /t

>> /e /g everybody:F "%UserName%":F

>>

>>> No mapping between account names and security IDs was done.

>> -----

>> will 68 at mtco dot com

>> will dot pittenger1 at gmail dot com (use this address for large

>> signatures)

>>

>> Pegasus (MVP) wrote:

>>> Fine. My first test revealed the permission structure of

>>> the Collection folder. There was no problem there. If

>>> your problem relates to existing files then you need to

>>> apply the first set of test commands to one of these files.

>>> You could also run this command:

>>>

>>> cacls d:\images\Collection /t /e /g everybody:F "%UserName%":F

>>>

>>>

>>> "Will Pittenger" <see.my.sig@nospam.neveranyspam.com> wrote in message

>>> news:OcIBEt7wIHA.5892@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>>>> I don't think your tests were all that helpful. They showed that I

>>>> could get a directory of those folders (I knew that) and could create

>>>> new files. The problem is reading existing files.

>>>> -----

>>>> will 68 at mtco dot com

>>>> will dot pittenger1 at gmail dot com (use this address for large

>>>> signatures)

>>>>

>>>> Pegasus (MVP) wrote:

>>>>> The data you posted tells me two things:

>>>>> - You are a member of the Administrators group.

>>>>> - The permission structure for the Collection folder

>>>>> defines the access rights for a number of users.

>>>>> All of them have full and unrestricted access, without

>>>>> exception.

>>>>>

>>>>> The above tells me that you should be able to do anything

>>>>> you like with the Collection folder, yet you report otherwise.

>>>>> Would you care to run this test?

>>>>> - Click Start / Run / cmd {OK}

>>>>> - Type the following commands:

>>>>> dir "d:\images\Collection" > c:\test.txt 2>&1{Enter}

>>>>> md "d:\images\Collection\Test" 1>>c:\test.txt 2>>&1{Enter}

>>>>> copy c:\test.txt "d:\images\Collection\Test" 1>>c:\test.txt

>>>>> 2>>&1{Enter}

>>>>> dir "d:\images\Collection\Test" >> c:\test.txt 2>>&1{Enter}

>>>>> notepad c:\test.txt(Enter}

>>>>>

>>>>> "Will Pittenger" <see.my.sig@nospam.neveranyspam.com> wrote in message

>>>>> news:eGVBg$6wIHA.4952@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>>>>>> See attached. The reinstall happened because I was experimenting with

>>>>>> a

>>>>>> program that emulated Vista on XP. However, it was crashing

>>>>>> constantly,

>>>>>> including during installation. I tried to uninstall it, but it

>>>>>> crashed

>>>>>> again. Next time I rebooted, a critical system file was missing. I

>>>>>> was

>>>>>> told to boot my system disk and use the repair option. However, I

>>>>>> couldn't get far enough along to use the repair option because my XP

>>>>>> install disk is SP1 and I had partitions extending past 137 GB. That

>>>>>> disk wouldn't boot. I was able to use G4L to back up my partitons, so

>>>>>> I

>>>>>> could finally get that disk booting, but for some reason thought that

>>>>>> I

>>>>>> needed to backup the boot partition too. That failed. A partition

>>>>>> with

>>>>>> 32GB was supposedly stored in just 52 megs. I didn't notice until I

>>>>>> was

>>>>>> attempting to restore.

>>>>>>

>>>>>> I did ensure that I own the folder.

>>>>>> -----

>>>>>> will 68 at mtco dot com

>>>>>> will dot pittenger1 at gmail dot com (use this address for large

>>>>>> signatures)

>>>>>>

>>>>>> Pegasus (MVP) wrote:

>>>>>>> "Will Pittenger" <see.my.sig@nospam.neveranyspam.com> wrote in

>>>>>>> message

>>>>>>> news:unsf4c6wIHA.1236@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>>>>>>>> I needed to lock users out of a select folder due to privacy

>>>>>>>> concerns. I

>>>>>>>> know not to deny to all users and then attempt to allow in just

>>>>>>>> select

>>>>>>>> users. So I locked out just the users I needed to stay out. Then I

>>>>>>>> found

>>>>>>>> myself forced to reinstall Windows.

>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>> In the new installation, I tried something slightly different with

>>>>>>>> that

>>>>>>>> folder. I create a group containing just the members that had to

>>>>>>>> stay

>>>>>>>> out. I then denied to that group rather than to individual members.

>>>>>>>> Trouble was, somehow, it acted like I was part of that group. (I

>>>>>>>> could

>>>>>>>> see the files, which others weren't supposed to be able to do, but

>>>>>>>> that

>>>>>>>> was it.) I never was. I verified that I wasn't by going to the

>>>>>>>> window

>>>>>>>> where it lists the effective rights for a user. I supposedly had

>>>>>>>> all

>>>>>>>> rights.

>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>> Eventually, I deleted all entries and reset it by inheriting from

>>>>>>>> the

>>>>>>>> parent folder. That provides full access to everyone. This, from

>>>>>>>> the

>>>>>>>> point of view of what I, as user, could do, changed nothing. I

>>>>>>>> still

>>>>>>>> can't open the files.

>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>> What is going on?

>>>>>>>> -----

>>>>>>>> will 68 at mtco dot com

>>>>>>>> will dot pittenger1 at gmail dot com (use this address for large

>>>>>>>> signatures)

>>>>>>> - Why were you forced to re-install Windows?

>>>>>>> - Did you ever try to seize ownership of the problem folder?

>>>>>>> - What is the current permission structure of the problem folder?

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>> To post the current permissions, do this:

>>>>>>> - Click Start / Run / cmd {OK}

>>>>>>> - Type these commands:

>>>>>>> cacls "d:\My Folder\My Subfolder" > c:\perms.txt{Enter}

>>>>>>> net user "%UserName%" >> c:\perms.txt{Enter}

>>>>>>> notepad c:\perms.txt{Enter}

>>>>>>> - Copy & paste this text into your reply.

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>

>>>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>>>> d:\images\Collection BUILTIN\Administrators:(OI)(CI)F

>>>>>> BUILTIN\Backup Operators:(OI)(CI)F

>>>>>> CREATOR OWNER:(OI)(CI)(IO)F

>>>>>> Everyone:(OI)(CI)F

>>>>>> BUILTIN\Power Users:(OI)(CI)F

>>>>>> BUILTIN\Users:(OI)(CI)F

>>>>>> LUCY\Will Pittenger:(OI)(CI)F

>>>>>>

>>>>>> User name Will Pittenger

>>>>>> Full Name

>>>>>> Comment

>>>>>> User's comment

>>>>>> Country code 000 (System Default)

>>>>>> Account active Yes

>>>>>> Account expires Never

>>>>>>

>>>>>> Password last set 4-27-2008 6:0 am

>>>>>> Password expires Never

>>>>>> Password changeable 4-27-2008 6:0 am

>>>>>> Password required Yes

>>>>>> User may change password Yes

>>>>>>

>>>>>> Workstations allowed All

>>>>>> Logon script

>>>>>> User profile

>>>>>> Home directory

>>>>>> Last logon 5-31-2008 10:16 pm

>>>>>>

>>>>>> Logon hours allowed All

>>>>>>

>>>>>> Local Group Memberships *Administrators

>>>>>> Global Group memberships *None

>>>>>> The command completed successfully.

>>>>>>

>>>>>>

>

>

Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)

Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)

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Re: Rights problem - Even the administrator is locked out, but I don't see why

 

Re: Rights problem - Even the administrator is locked out, but I don't see why

 

I assume you have now solved your problem.

 

"Will Pittenger" <see.my.sig@nospam.neveranyspam.com> wrote in message

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> It processed the files, for whatever that means.

> -----

> will 68 at mtco dot com

> will dot pittenger1 at gmail dot com (use this address for large

> signatures)

>

Guest Will Pittenger

Guest Will Pittenger

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Re: Rights problem - Even the administrator is locked out, but Idon't see why

 

Re: Rights problem - Even the administrator is locked out, but Idon't see why

 

No. I just checked. I tried to edit a file and got an "Access Denied"

error.

-----

will 68 at mtco dot com

will dot pittenger1 at gmail dot com (use this address for large signatures)

 

Pegasus (MVP) wrote:

> I assume you have now solved your problem.

>

> "Will Pittenger" <see.my.sig@nospam.neveranyspam.com> wrote in message

> news:uE7aB6$wIHA.1240@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>> It processed the files, for whatever that means.

>> -----

>> will 68 at mtco dot com

>> will dot pittenger1 at gmail dot com (use this address for large

>> signatures)

>>

>

>

Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)

Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)

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Re: Rights problem - Even the administrator is locked out, but I don't see why

 

Re: Rights problem - Even the administrator is locked out, but I don't see why

 

Sorry, I cannot help you until you post the permission details

of one of the problem files. And while you're at it - add the

output from the attrib.exe command, e.g. like so:

 

attrib SomeFile.xls

 

 

"Will Pittenger" <see.my.sig@nospam.neveranyspam.com> wrote in message

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> No. I just checked. I tried to edit a file and got an "Access Denied"

> error.

> -----

> will 68 at mtco dot com

> will dot pittenger1 at gmail dot com (use this address for large

> signatures)

>

> Pegasus (MVP) wrote:

>> I assume you have now solved your problem.

>>

>> "Will Pittenger" <see.my.sig@nospam.neveranyspam.com> wrote in message

>> news:uE7aB6$wIHA.1240@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>>> It processed the files, for whatever that means.

>>> -----

>>> will 68 at mtco dot com

>>> will dot pittenger1 at gmail dot com (use this address for large

>>> signatures)

>>>

>>

Guest Will Pittenger

Guest Will Pittenger

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Re: Rights problem - Even the administrator is locked out, but Idon't see why

 

Re: Rights problem - Even the administrator is locked out, but Idon't see why

 

Attrib lists "A" for a problem file. I assume "A" is for "archive." I

can't post the permission details as the command you gave earlier,

"cacls d:\images\Collection /t /e /g "Will Pittenger":F" didn't appear

to work as you expected. All it told me was that the file was

processed. I just reviewed the command. The version you gave changes

permissions rather than listing them.

-----

will 68 at mtco dot com

will dot pittenger1 at gmail dot com (use this address for large signatures)

 

Pegasus (MVP) wrote:

> Sorry, I cannot help you until you post the permission details

> of one of the problem files. And while you're at it - add the

> output from the attrib.exe command, e.g. like so:

>

> attrib SomeFile.xls

>

>

> "Will Pittenger" <see.my.sig@nospam.neveranyspam.com> wrote in message

> news:uFe8AMDxIHA.1936@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>> No. I just checked. I tried to edit a file and got an "Access Denied"

>> error.

>> -----

>> will 68 at mtco dot com

>> will dot pittenger1 at gmail dot com (use this address for large

>> signatures)

>>

>> Pegasus (MVP) wrote:

>>> I assume you have now solved your problem.

>>>

>>> "Will Pittenger" <see.my.sig@nospam.neveranyspam.com> wrote in message

>>> news:uE7aB6$wIHA.1240@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>>>> It processed the files, for whatever that means.

>>>> -----

>>>> will 68 at mtco dot com

>>>> will dot pittenger1 at gmail dot com (use this address for large

>>>> signatures)

>>>>

>

Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)

Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)

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Re: Rights problem - Even the administrator is locked out, but I don't see why

 

Re: Rights problem - Even the administrator is locked out, but I don't see why

 

The command

 

cacls "FileName"

 

will show you the permissions. I gave you a fully detailed

example in my very first reply in this thread - please use it!

 

 

"Will Pittenger" <see.my.sig@nospam.neveranyspam.com> wrote in message

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> Attrib lists "A" for a problem file. I assume "A" is for "archive." I

> can't post the permission details as the command you gave earlier, "cacls

> d:\images\Collection /t /e /g "Will Pittenger":F" didn't appear to work as

> you expected. All it told me was that the file was processed. I just

> reviewed the command. The version you gave changes permissions rather

> than listing them.

> -----

> will 68 at mtco dot com

> will dot pittenger1 at gmail dot com (use this address for large

> signatures)

>

> Pegasus (MVP) wrote:

>> Sorry, I cannot help you until you post the permission details

>> of one of the problem files. And while you're at it - add the

>> output from the attrib.exe command, e.g. like so:

>>

>> attrib SomeFile.xls

>>

>>

>> "Will Pittenger" <see.my.sig@nospam.neveranyspam.com> wrote in message

>> news:uFe8AMDxIHA.1936@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>>> No. I just checked. I tried to edit a file and got an "Access Denied"

>>> error.

>>> -----

>>> will 68 at mtco dot com

>>> will dot pittenger1 at gmail dot com (use this address for large

>>> signatures)

>>>

>>> Pegasus (MVP) wrote:

>>>> I assume you have now solved your problem.

>>>>

>>>> "Will Pittenger" <see.my.sig@nospam.neveranyspam.com> wrote in message

>>>> news:uE7aB6$wIHA.1240@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>>>>> It processed the files, for whatever that means.

>>>>> -----

>>>>> will 68 at mtco dot com

>>>>> will dot pittenger1 at gmail dot com (use this address for large

>>>>> signatures)

>>>>>

>>

Guest Will Pittenger

Guest Will Pittenger

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Re: Rights problem - Even the administrator is locked out, but Idon't see why

 

Re: Rights problem - Even the administrator is locked out, but Idon't see why

 

Sorry, you had me using another command. This version still isn't doing

what you expected.

 

D:\Images\Collection>cacls D:\Images\Collection\...\descript.ion

 

Displays or modifies access control lists (ACLs) of files

 

CACLS filename [/T] [/E] [/C] [/G user:perm] [/R user [...]]

[/P user:perm [...]] [/D user [...]]

filename Displays ACLs.

/T Changes ACLs of specified files in

the current directory and all subdirectories.

/E Edit ACL instead of replacing it.

/C Continue on access denied errors.

/G user:perm Grant specified user access rights.

Perm can be: R Read

W Write

C Change (write)

F Full control

/R user Revoke specified user's access rights (only valid with

/E).

/P user:perm Replace specified user's access rights.

Perm can be: N None

R Read

W Write

C Change (write)

F Full control

/D user Deny specified user access.

Wildcards can be used to specify more that one file in a command.

You can specify more than one user in a command.

 

Abbreviations:

CI - Container Inherit.

The ACE will be inherited by directories.

OI - Object Inherit.

The ACE will be inherited by files.

IO - Inherit Only.

The ACE does not apply to the current file/directory.

-----

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will dot pittenger1 at gmail dot com (use this address for large signatures)

 

Pegasus (MVP) wrote:

> The command

>

> cacls "FileName"

>

> will show you the permissions. I gave you a fully detailed

> example in my very first reply in this thread - please use it!

>

>

> "Will Pittenger" <see.my.sig@nospam.neveranyspam.com> wrote in message

> news:u7qVAdDxIHA.4492@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>> Attrib lists "A" for a problem file. I assume "A" is for "archive." I

>> can't post the permission details as the command you gave earlier, "cacls

>> d:\images\Collection /t /e /g "Will Pittenger":F" didn't appear to work as

>> you expected. All it told me was that the file was processed. I just

>> reviewed the command. The version you gave changes permissions rather

>> than listing them.

>> -----

>> will 68 at mtco dot com

>> will dot pittenger1 at gmail dot com (use this address for large

>> signatures)

>>

>> Pegasus (MVP) wrote:

>>> Sorry, I cannot help you until you post the permission details

>>> of one of the problem files. And while you're at it - add the

>>> output from the attrib.exe command, e.g. like so:

>>>

>>> attrib SomeFile.xls

>>>

>>>

>>> "Will Pittenger" <see.my.sig@nospam.neveranyspam.com> wrote in message

>>> news:uFe8AMDxIHA.1936@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>>>> No. I just checked. I tried to edit a file and got an "Access Denied"

>>>> error.

>>>> -----

>>>> will 68 at mtco dot com

>>>> will dot pittenger1 at gmail dot com (use this address for large

>>>> signatures)

>>>>

>>>> Pegasus (MVP) wrote:

>>>>> I assume you have now solved your problem.

>>>>>

>>>>> "Will Pittenger" <see.my.sig@nospam.neveranyspam.com> wrote in message

>>>>> news:uE7aB6$wIHA.1240@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>>>>>> It processed the files, for whatever that means.

>>>>>> -----

>>>>>> will 68 at mtco dot com

>>>>>> will dot pittenger1 at gmail dot com (use this address for large

>>>>>> signatures)

>>>>>>

>

>

Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)

Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)

Posted
Posted

Re: Rights problem - Even the administrator is locked out, but I don't see why

 

Re: Rights problem - Even the administrator is locked out, but I don't see why

 

You are rapidly losing me. The command

 

cacls "d:\My Folder\My Subfolder\MyFile.ext"

 

will display the current security settings of MyFile.ext unless

you have a rogue command on your machine that is taking

the place of c:\windows\system32\cacls.exe.

 

"Will Pittenger" <see.my.sig@nospam.neveranyspam.com> wrote in message

news:eBh%23hYIxIHA.1980@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

> Sorry, you had me using another command. This version still isn't doing

> what you expected.

>

> D:\Images\Collection>cacls D:\Images\Collection\...\descript.ion

>

> Displays or modifies access control lists (ACLs) of files

>

> CACLS filename [/T] [/E] [/C] [/G user:perm] [/R user [...]]

> [/P user:perm [...]] [/D user [...]]

> filename Displays ACLs.

> /T Changes ACLs of specified files in

> the current directory and all subdirectories.

> /E Edit ACL instead of replacing it.

> /C Continue on access denied errors.

> /G user:perm Grant specified user access rights.

> Perm can be: R Read

> W Write

> C Change (write)

> F Full control

> /R user Revoke specified user's access rights (only valid with

> /E).

> /P user:perm Replace specified user's access rights.

> Perm can be: N None

> R Read

> W Write

> C Change (write)

> F Full control

> /D user Deny specified user access.

> Wildcards can be used to specify more that one file in a command.

> You can specify more than one user in a command.

>

> Abbreviations:

> CI - Container Inherit.

> The ACE will be inherited by directories.

> OI - Object Inherit.

> The ACE will be inherited by files.

> IO - Inherit Only.

> The ACE does not apply to the current file/directory.

> -----

> will 68 at mtco dot com

> will dot pittenger1 at gmail dot com (use this address for large

> signatures)

>

> Pegasus (MVP) wrote:

>> The command

>>

>> cacls "FileName"

>>

>> will show you the permissions. I gave you a fully detailed

>> example in my very first reply in this thread - please use it!

>>

>>

>> "Will Pittenger" <see.my.sig@nospam.neveranyspam.com> wrote in message

>> news:u7qVAdDxIHA.4492@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>>> Attrib lists "A" for a problem file. I assume "A" is for "archive." I

>>> can't post the permission details as the command you gave earlier,

>>> "cacls d:\images\Collection /t /e /g "Will Pittenger":F" didn't appear

>>> to work as you expected. All it told me was that the file was

>>> processed. I just reviewed the command. The version you gave changes

>>> permissions rather than listing them.

>>> -----

>>> will 68 at mtco dot com

>>> will dot pittenger1 at gmail dot com (use this address for large

>>> signatures)

>>>

>>> Pegasus (MVP) wrote:

>>>> Sorry, I cannot help you until you post the permission details

>>>> of one of the problem files. And while you're at it - add the

>>>> output from the attrib.exe command, e.g. like so:

>>>>

>>>> attrib SomeFile.xls

>>>>

>>>>

>>>> "Will Pittenger" <see.my.sig@nospam.neveranyspam.com> wrote in message

>>>> news:uFe8AMDxIHA.1936@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>>>>> No. I just checked. I tried to edit a file and got an "Access

>>>>> Denied" error.

>>>>> -----

>>>>> will 68 at mtco dot com

>>>>> will dot pittenger1 at gmail dot com (use this address for large

>>>>> signatures)

>>>>>

>>>>> Pegasus (MVP) wrote:

>>>>>> I assume you have now solved your problem.

>>>>>>

>>>>>> "Will Pittenger" <see.my.sig@nospam.neveranyspam.com> wrote in

>>>>>> message news:uE7aB6$wIHA.1240@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>>>>>>> It processed the files, for whatever that means.

>>>>>>> -----

>>>>>>> will 68 at mtco dot com

>>>>>>> will dot pittenger1 at gmail dot com (use this address for large

>>>>>>> signatures)

>>>>>>>

>>

Guest Will Pittenger

Guest Will Pittenger

Posted
Posted

Re: Rights problem - Even the administrator is locked out, but Idon't see why

 

Re: Rights problem - Even the administrator is locked out, but Idon't see why

 

Sorry. I should have noticed the path didn't have quotes.

 

D:\Images\Collection\...\descript.ion BUILTIN\Administrators:F

BUILTIN\Backup

Operators:F

LUCY\Will

Pittenger:F

Everyone:F

BUILTIN\Power

Users:F

BUILTIN\Users:F

-----

will 68 at mtco dot com

will dot pittenger1 at gmail dot com (use this address for large signatures)

 

Pegasus (MVP) wrote:

> You are rapidly losing me. The command

>

> cacls "d:\My Folder\My Subfolder\MyFile.ext"

>

> will display the current security settings of MyFile.ext unless

> you have a rogue command on your machine that is taking

> the place of c:\windows\system32\cacls.exe.

>

> "Will Pittenger" <see.my.sig@nospam.neveranyspam.com> wrote in message

> news:eBh%23hYIxIHA.1980@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>> Sorry, you had me using another command. This version still isn't doing

>> what you expected.

>>

>> D:\Images\Collection>cacls D:\Images\Collection\...\descript.ion

>>

>> Displays or modifies access control lists (ACLs) of files

>>

>> CACLS filename [/T] [/E] [/C] [/G user:perm] [/R user [...]]

>> [/P user:perm [...]] [/D user [...]]

>> filename Displays ACLs.

>> /T Changes ACLs of specified files in

>> the current directory and all subdirectories.

>> /E Edit ACL instead of replacing it.

>> /C Continue on access denied errors.

>> /G user:perm Grant specified user access rights.

>> Perm can be: R Read

>> W Write

>> C Change (write)

>> F Full control

>> /R user Revoke specified user's access rights (only valid with

>> /E).

>> /P user:perm Replace specified user's access rights.

>> Perm can be: N None

>> R Read

>> W Write

>> C Change (write)

>> F Full control

>> /D user Deny specified user access.

>> Wildcards can be used to specify more that one file in a command.

>> You can specify more than one user in a command.

>>

>> Abbreviations:

>> CI - Container Inherit.

>> The ACE will be inherited by directories.

>> OI - Object Inherit.

>> The ACE will be inherited by files.

>> IO - Inherit Only.

>> The ACE does not apply to the current file/directory.

>> -----

>> will 68 at mtco dot com

>> will dot pittenger1 at gmail dot com (use this address for large

>> signatures)

>>

>> Pegasus (MVP) wrote:

>>> The command

>>>

>>> cacls "FileName"

>>>

>>> will show you the permissions. I gave you a fully detailed

>>> example in my very first reply in this thread - please use it!

>>>

>>>

>>> "Will Pittenger" <see.my.sig@nospam.neveranyspam.com> wrote in message

>>> news:u7qVAdDxIHA.4492@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>>>> Attrib lists "A" for a problem file. I assume "A" is for "archive." I

>>>> can't post the permission details as the command you gave earlier,

>>>> "cacls d:\images\Collection /t /e /g "Will Pittenger":F" didn't appear

>>>> to work as you expected. All it told me was that the file was

>>>> processed. I just reviewed the command. The version you gave changes

>>>> permissions rather than listing them.

>>>> -----

>>>> will 68 at mtco dot com

>>>> will dot pittenger1 at gmail dot com (use this address for large

>>>> signatures)

>>>>

>>>> Pegasus (MVP) wrote:

>>>>> Sorry, I cannot help you until you post the permission details

>>>>> of one of the problem files. And while you're at it - add the

>>>>> output from the attrib.exe command, e.g. like so:

>>>>>

>>>>> attrib SomeFile.xls

>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>>> "Will Pittenger" <see.my.sig@nospam.neveranyspam.com> wrote in message

>>>>> news:uFe8AMDxIHA.1936@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>>>>>> No. I just checked. I tried to edit a file and got an "Access

>>>>>> Denied" error.

>>>>>> -----

>>>>>> will 68 at mtco dot com

>>>>>> will dot pittenger1 at gmail dot com (use this address for large

>>>>>> signatures)

>>>>>>

>>>>>> Pegasus (MVP) wrote:

>>>>>>> I assume you have now solved your problem.

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>> "Will Pittenger" <see.my.sig@nospam.neveranyspam.com> wrote in

>>>>>>> message news:uE7aB6$wIHA.1240@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>>>>>>>> It processed the files, for whatever that means.

>>>>>>>> -----

>>>>>>>> will 68 at mtco dot com

>>>>>>>> will dot pittenger1 at gmail dot com (use this address for large

>>>>>>>> signatures)

>>>>>>>>

>

Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)

Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)

Posted
Posted

Re: Rights problem - Even the administrator is locked out, but I don't see why

 

Re: Rights problem - Even the administrator is locked out, but I don't see why

 

Your normal logon account "Will Pittenger" has no access rights

to this file, only the account "Pittenger" (which is probably your

Vista account). There are several ways to resolve this issue.

They all involve you logging on as Administrator.

 

a) Via the GUI: You rigt-click the folder D:\Images while

in Explorer, then add the "Will Pittenger" account to the

permission list and force the change the propagate to all

subfolders via the Advanced menu. You can find full details

about this process by clicking Start / Help and looking for

help on Permissions.

 

b) Via the Command Prompt: You issue this command:

cacls "d:\images" /t /e /g "Will Pittenger":F

The command will include the "Will Pittenger" account to

all files and folders in the "D:\Images" tree.

 

If you still have a problem then you need to seize ownership

of the D:\Images folder. Again the process is described under

Start / Help when looking for help on Ownership.

 

To avoid such problems in future, you should synchronise

your WinXP/Vista account names & passwords.

 

 

 

"Will Pittenger" <see.my.sig@nospam.neveranyspam.com> wrote in message

news:uvo1t0IxIHA.4848@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

> Sorry. I should have noticed the path didn't have quotes.

>

> D:\Images\Collection\...\descript.ion BUILTIN\Administrators:F

> BUILTIN\Backup

> Operators:F

> LUCY\Will

> Pittenger:F

> Everyone:F

> BUILTIN\Power

> Users:F

> BUILTIN\Users:F

> -----

> will 68 at mtco dot com

> will dot pittenger1 at gmail dot com (use this address for large

> signatures)

>

> Pegasus (MVP) wrote:

>> You are rapidly losing me. The command

>>

>> cacls "d:\My Folder\My Subfolder\MyFile.ext"

>>

>> will display the current security settings of MyFile.ext unless

>> you have a rogue command on your machine that is taking

>> the place of c:\windows\system32\cacls.exe.

>>

Guest Will Pittenger

Guest Will Pittenger

Posted
Posted

Re: Rights problem - Even the administrator is locked out, but Idon't see why

 

Re: Rights problem - Even the administrator is locked out, but Idon't see why

 

Well, at least I have a possible solution. I don't understand where you

see the username "Pittenger". That should never have existed.

 

 

 

Notes:

 

1. I never had Vista. Both partitions were XP Pro SP1 (originally).

The new partition is now SP3 RC2. The previous install made it also

made it to SP3 RC2 before I lost it.

 

2. I am quite confident that all user names and passwords were the name

between installations.

-----

will 68 at mtco dot com

will dot pittenger1 at gmail dot com (use this address for large signatures)

 

Pegasus (MVP) wrote:

> Your normal logon account "Will Pittenger" has no access rights

> to this file, only the account "Pittenger" (which is probably your

> Vista account). There are several ways to resolve this issue.

> They all involve you logging on as Administrator.

>

> a) Via the GUI: You rigt-click the folder D:\Images while

> in Explorer, then add the "Will Pittenger" account to the

> permission list and force the change the propagate to all

> subfolders via the Advanced menu. You can find full details

> about this process by clicking Start / Help and looking for

> help on Permissions.

>

> b) Via the Command Prompt: You issue this command:

> cacls "d:\images" /t /e /g "Will Pittenger":F

> The command will include the "Will Pittenger" account to

> all files and folders in the "D:\Images" tree.

>

> If you still have a problem then you need to seize ownership

> of the D:\Images folder. Again the process is described under

> Start / Help when looking for help on Ownership.

>

> To avoid such problems in future, you should synchronise

> your WinXP/Vista account names & passwords.

>

>

>

> "Will Pittenger" <see.my.sig@nospam.neveranyspam.com> wrote in message

> news:uvo1t0IxIHA.4848@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>> Sorry. I should have noticed the path didn't have quotes.

>>

>> D:\Images\Collection\...\descript.ion BUILTIN\Administrators:F

>> BUILTIN\Backup

>> Operators:F

>> LUCY\Will

>> Pittenger:F

>> Everyone:F

>> BUILTIN\Power

>> Users:F

>> BUILTIN\Users:F

>> -----

>> will 68 at mtco dot com

>> will dot pittenger1 at gmail dot com (use this address for large

>> signatures)

>>

>> Pegasus (MVP) wrote:

>>> You are rapidly losing me. The command

>>>

>>> cacls "d:\My Folder\My Subfolder\MyFile.ext"

>>>

>>> will display the current security settings of MyFile.ext unless

>>> you have a rogue command on your machine that is taking

>>> the place of c:\windows\system32\cacls.exe.

>>>

>

>

Guest Will Pittenger

Guest Will Pittenger

Posted
Posted

Re: Rights problem - Even the administrator is locked out, but Idon't see why

 

Re: Rights problem - Even the administrator is locked out, but Idon't see why

 

BTW: One problem that I have is that I have been diagnosed with Asperger

Syndrome. That might be causing problems between us. I know it can

make me a bear to work with.

-----

will 68 at mtco dot com

will dot pittenger1 at gmail dot com (use this address for large signatures)

 

Pegasus (MVP) wrote:

> You are rapidly losing me. The command

>

> cacls "d:\My Folder\My Subfolder\MyFile.ext"

>

> will display the current security settings of MyFile.ext unless

> you have a rogue command on your machine that is taking

> the place of c:\windows\system32\cacls.exe.

>

> "Will Pittenger" <see.my.sig@nospam.neveranyspam.com> wrote in message

> news:eBh%23hYIxIHA.1980@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>> Sorry, you had me using another command. This version still isn't doing

>> what you expected.

>>

>> D:\Images\Collection>cacls D:\Images\Collection\...\descript.ion

>>

>> Displays or modifies access control lists (ACLs) of files

>>

>> CACLS filename [/T] [/E] [/C] [/G user:perm] [/R user [...]]

>> [/P user:perm [...]] [/D user [...]]

>> filename Displays ACLs.

>> /T Changes ACLs of specified files in

>> the current directory and all subdirectories.

>> /E Edit ACL instead of replacing it.

>> /C Continue on access denied errors.

>> /G user:perm Grant specified user access rights.

>> Perm can be: R Read

>> W Write

>> C Change (write)

>> F Full control

>> /R user Revoke specified user's access rights (only valid with

>> /E).

>> /P user:perm Replace specified user's access rights.

>> Perm can be: N None

>> R Read

>> W Write

>> C Change (write)

>> F Full control

>> /D user Deny specified user access.

>> Wildcards can be used to specify more that one file in a command.

>> You can specify more than one user in a command.

>>

>> Abbreviations:

>> CI - Container Inherit.

>> The ACE will be inherited by directories.

>> OI - Object Inherit.

>> The ACE will be inherited by files.

>> IO - Inherit Only.

>> The ACE does not apply to the current file/directory.

>> -----

>> will 68 at mtco dot com

>> will dot pittenger1 at gmail dot com (use this address for large

>> signatures)

>>

>> Pegasus (MVP) wrote:

>>> The command

>>>

>>> cacls "FileName"

>>>

>>> will show you the permissions. I gave you a fully detailed

>>> example in my very first reply in this thread - please use it!

>>>

>>>

>>> "Will Pittenger" <see.my.sig@nospam.neveranyspam.com> wrote in message

>>> news:u7qVAdDxIHA.4492@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>>>> Attrib lists "A" for a problem file. I assume "A" is for "archive." I

>>>> can't post the permission details as the command you gave earlier,

>>>> "cacls d:\images\Collection /t /e /g "Will Pittenger":F" didn't appear

>>>> to work as you expected. All it told me was that the file was

>>>> processed. I just reviewed the command. The version you gave changes

>>>> permissions rather than listing them.

>>>> -----

>>>> will 68 at mtco dot com

>>>> will dot pittenger1 at gmail dot com (use this address for large

>>>> signatures)

>>>>

>>>> Pegasus (MVP) wrote:

>>>>> Sorry, I cannot help you until you post the permission details

>>>>> of one of the problem files. And while you're at it - add the

>>>>> output from the attrib.exe command, e.g. like so:

>>>>>

>>>>> attrib SomeFile.xls

>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>>> "Will Pittenger" <see.my.sig@nospam.neveranyspam.com> wrote in message

>>>>> news:uFe8AMDxIHA.1936@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>>>>>> No. I just checked. I tried to edit a file and got an "Access

>>>>>> Denied" error.

>>>>>> -----

>>>>>> will 68 at mtco dot com

>>>>>> will dot pittenger1 at gmail dot com (use this address for large

>>>>>> signatures)

>>>>>>

>>>>>> Pegasus (MVP) wrote:

>>>>>>> I assume you have now solved your problem.

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>> "Will Pittenger" <see.my.sig@nospam.neveranyspam.com> wrote in

>>>>>>> message news:uE7aB6$wIHA.1240@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>>>>>>>> It processed the files, for whatever that means.

>>>>>>>> -----

>>>>>>>> will 68 at mtco dot com

>>>>>>>> will dot pittenger1 at gmail dot com (use this address for large

>>>>>>>> signatures)

>>>>>>>>

>

Guest Will Pittenger

Guest Will Pittenger

Posted
Posted

Re: Rights problem - Even the administrator is locked out, but Idon't see why

 

Re: Rights problem - Even the administrator is locked out, but Idon't see why

 

I switched to the Administrator account and ran the command-line option

as a batch file. It processed a bunch of files, but had no effect. I

still can't edit or view existing files.

-----

will 68 at mtco dot com

will dot pittenger1 at gmail dot com (use this address for large signatures)

 

Pegasus (MVP) wrote:

> Your normal logon account "Will Pittenger" has no access rights

> to this file, only the account "Pittenger" (which is probably your

> Vista account). There are several ways to resolve this issue.

> They all involve you logging on as Administrator.

>

> a) Via the GUI: You rigt-click the folder D:\Images while

> in Explorer, then add the "Will Pittenger" account to the

> permission list and force the change the propagate to all

> subfolders via the Advanced menu. You can find full details

> about this process by clicking Start / Help and looking for

> help on Permissions.

>

> b) Via the Command Prompt: You issue this command:

> cacls "d:\images" /t /e /g "Will Pittenger":F

> The command will include the "Will Pittenger" account to

> all files and folders in the "D:\Images" tree.

>

> If you still have a problem then you need to seize ownership

> of the D:\Images folder. Again the process is described under

> Start / Help when looking for help on Ownership.

>

> To avoid such problems in future, you should synchronise

> your WinXP/Vista account names & passwords.

>

>

>

> "Will Pittenger" <see.my.sig@nospam.neveranyspam.com> wrote in message

> news:uvo1t0IxIHA.4848@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>> Sorry. I should have noticed the path didn't have quotes.

>>

>> D:\Images\Collection\...\descript.ion BUILTIN\Administrators:F

>> BUILTIN\Backup

>> Operators:F

>> LUCY\Will

>> Pittenger:F

>> Everyone:F

>> BUILTIN\Power

>> Users:F

>> BUILTIN\Users:F

>> -----

>> will 68 at mtco dot com

>> will dot pittenger1 at gmail dot com (use this address for large

>> signatures)

>>

>> Pegasus (MVP) wrote:

>>> You are rapidly losing me. The command

>>>

>>> cacls "d:\My Folder\My Subfolder\MyFile.ext"

>>>

>>> will display the current security settings of MyFile.ext unless

>>> you have a rogue command on your machine that is taking

>>> the place of c:\windows\system32\cacls.exe.

>>>

>

>

Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)

Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)

Posted
Posted

Re: Rights problem - Even the administrator is locked out, but I don't see why

 

Re: Rights problem - Even the administrator is locked out, but I don't see why

 

 

"Will Pittenger" <see.my.sig@nospam.neveranyspam.com> wrote in message

news:e$hIOOPxIHA.1436@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>I switched to the Administrator account and ran the command-line option as

>a batch file. It processed a bunch of files, but had no effect. I still

>can't edit or view existing files.

> -----

> will 68 at mtco dot com

> will dot pittenger1 at gmail dot com (use this address for large

> signatures)

 

Sorry, I have run out of silver bullets. I suggest you consider one

of these options:

a) Ask a computer-literate friend to assist you.

b) Consider giving me remote access to your machine.

Option a) is the preferred option, for obvious reasons.

If you wish to know more about Option b), send a note

to pegasus_fnlATyahooDOTcom.

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