Cannot revert (change back) folder permissions settings

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Desperato

Hello,

I've been racking my brain trying to figure this out all day and have come
to a stand-still:

This morning, I was trying to assign permissions to some folders on a
network drive. However, I mistakenly denied permissions to Everyone for that
folder. No biggie, I thought... I'll just set it back to what it was before!

Upon trying to do so, I got this error message:

\\vault\MediaShare\Music\Mixes\Misc is not accessible. You might not have
permission to use this network resource. Contact the administrator of this
server to find out if you have access permisssions. Access is denied.

So, I guess I effectively locked out not only Everyone, but the
administrator, as well? That's silly.

Anyways, I did a ton of investigation to try to figure this out and I tried
a few things:

1. "unlocked" the super Administrator login, which is hidden by Vista as
default
2. tried using the 'takeown' utility to force the permissions to allow admin
3. tried using BPACLer.exe to also force the permissions
4. fiddled around with the Security Properties on the folder

All of the above did not work. I either still kept getting the Access
Denied messages or I was unable to change any of the properties because
options were greyed out. Is there a unix/linux-equivalent Super User that
can just force the permissions of the folder?

I am at a complete loss. If anyone can suggest anything, I am willing to try.

Thank so much in advance.
 
You may want to take over the ownership to access the folder. This how to
may help.

how to restrict administrators to access HR dataResolution: Every object
(whether in the Active Directory or in an NTFS volume) has an owner. When an
object is created, the person creating the object ...
www.howtonetworking.com/Security/takeownership1.htm


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Robert L.,

've read your link and I don't think it is quite what I'm looking for.

Essentially, what I need to do is either give the administrator ownership or
permissions to manipulate the folder (I cannot open it, or delete it right
now) or give ownership or permsissions to a user (my username is "jazz" and
has full administrator powers).

Somehow, the permissions for "Everyone" got set to Full Denial, so now not
even an administrator can change the permissions settings on the folder.

Is there some way to revert the folder's permissions to a default setting
where Everyone can once again have access to the folder?

Thanks for the reply.
 
That is correct that even Administrator can't access the folder. That means
the owner is none or blank. Although the Administrator can't access the
folder, it should be able to take the ownership back and then re-assign
permission.

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Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on
http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on
http://www.HowToNetworking.com
 
Robert L.,

Thank-you for your reply. Could you detail me the steps involved in the
administrator taking ownership of the folder? Do I need to login as the
super Administrator or can I use a user login where the user has
administrator privileges?

Thanks very much.
 
Shawn,

Your tutorial has helped me regain control of the folder. I send my deepest
thank-you.

I was fiddling around with the Security tab for hours, but I think I just
missed what was described in Method Two: Through an Explorer Window.

And thank-you, Robert L., for taking the time to try and help me, as well.

I'm so glad I reached out within this forum.
 
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