Hello all. I accidentally clicked the 'Deny' box for Administrators to
List Folder Contents on a specific directory. Is there any way to
restore this ability?

Sincerely,
Paul Rubin
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Open a Command Prompt Window and enter CACLS /? You can also search for
CACLS in Help and Support

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"Paul Rubin" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hello all. I accidentally clicked the 'Deny' box for Administrators to
> List Folder Contents on a specific directory. Is there any way to
> restore this ability?
>
> Sincerely,
> Paul Rubin
> (E-Mail Removed)

Hi Doug and thanks for your reply.
I tried the CACLS command, however when I try to set full control for
the directory, I get an "Access Denied" error message. Any clues?

Sincerely,
Paul Rubin
(E-Mail Removed)

"Doug Knox MS-MVP" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:<(E-Mail Removed)>...
> Open a Command Prompt Window and enter CACLS /? You can also search for
> CACLS in Help and Support
>
> --
> Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Display
> Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
> http://www.dougknox.com
> --------------------------------
> Associate Expert
> ExpertZone - http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> --------------------------------
> Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
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>
> "Paul Rubin" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Hello all. I accidentally clicked the 'Deny' box for Administrators to
> > List Folder Contents on a specific directory. Is there any way to
> > restore this ability?
> >
> > Sincerely,
> > Paul Rubin
> > (E-Mail Removed)

You may have to play around with the structure of the command.

Examples:

CACLS D:\My Folder /T /G <username>erm F
CACLS D:\My Folder\ /T /G <username>erm F
CACLS D:\My Folder\*.* /T /G <username>erm F

You may even have to go one level higher. Also, don't forget about the /E
switch. Otherwise, you may have to go back in, once you have permissions
and re-assign the other users/groups rights.

--
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Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
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"Paul Rubin" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi Doug and thanks for your reply.
> I tried the CACLS command, however when I try to set full control for
> the directory, I get an "Access Denied" error message. Any clues?
>
> Sincerely,
> Paul Rubin
> (E-Mail Removed)
>
> "Doug Knox MS-MVP" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:<(E-Mail Removed)>...
> > Open a Command Prompt Window and enter CACLS /? You can also search
for
> > CACLS in Help and Support
> >
> > --
> > Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Display
> > Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
> > http://www.dougknox.com
> > --------------------------------
> > Associate Expert
> > ExpertZone - http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> > --------------------------------
> > Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
> > Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.
> >
> > "Paul Rubin" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > Hello all. I accidentally clicked the 'Deny' box for Administrators to
> > > List Folder Contents on a specific directory. Is there any way to
> > > restore this ability?
> > >
> > > Sincerely,
> > > Paul Rubin
> > > (E-Mail Removed)

Thanks Doug,

I tried the command:

CACLS c:\Folder /T /G Paul:F

And it asks, "Are your Sure?"
I answer "Y", and it replies, "Access is Denied".

I can't seem to get around the restriction.
Any other clues?

Sincerely,
Paul Rubin
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"Doug Knox MS-MVP" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:<ul$(E-Mail Removed)>...
> You may have to play around with the structure of the command.
>
> Examples:
>
> CACLS D:\My Folder /T /G <username>erm F
> CACLS D:\My Folder\ /T /G <username>erm F
> CACLS D:\My Folder\*.* /T /G <username>erm F
>
> You may even have to go one level higher. Also, don't forget about the /E
> switch. Otherwise, you may have to go back in, once you have permissions
> and re-assign the other users/groups rights.
>
> --
> Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Display
> Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
> http://www.dougknox.com
> --------------------------------
> Associate Expert
> ExpertZone - http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> --------------------------------
> Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
> Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.
>
> "Paul Rubin" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Hi Doug and thanks for your reply.
> > I tried the CACLS command, however when I try to set full control for
> > the directory, I get an "Access Denied" error message. Any clues?
> >
> > Sincerely,
> > Paul Rubin
> > (E-Mail Removed)
> >
> > "Doug Knox MS-MVP" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:<(E-Mail Removed)>...
> > > Open a Command Prompt Window and enter CACLS /? You can also search
> for
> > > CACLS in Help and Support
> > >
> > > --
> > > Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Display
> > > Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
> > > http://www.dougknox.com
> > > --------------------------------
> > > Associate Expert
> > > ExpertZone - http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> > > --------------------------------
> > > Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
> > > Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.
> > >
> > > "Paul Rubin" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > > news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > > Hello all. I accidentally clicked the 'Deny' box for Administrators to
> > > > List Folder Contents on a specific directory. Is there any way to
> > > > restore this ability?
> > > >
> > > > Sincerely,
> > > > Paul Rubin
> > > > (E-Mail Removed)

Did you use C:\Folder, or did you use the actual name of the folder? Like I
said, you may have to experiment a bit.

--
Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Display
Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
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"Paul Rubin" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Thanks Doug,
>
> I tried the command:
>
> CACLS c:\Folder /T /G Paul:F
>
> And it asks, "Are your Sure?"
> I answer "Y", and it replies, "Access is Denied".
>
> I can't seem to get around the restriction.
> Any other clues?
>
> Sincerely,
> Paul Rubin
> (E-Mail Removed)
>
>
> "Doug Knox MS-MVP" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:<ul$(E-Mail Removed)>...
> > You may have to play around with the structure of the command.
> >
> > Examples:
> >
> > CACLS D:\My Folder /T /G <username>erm F
> > CACLS D:\My Folder\ /T /G <username>erm F
> > CACLS D:\My Folder\*.* /T /G <username>erm F
> >
> > You may even have to go one level higher. Also, don't forget about the
/E
> > switch. Otherwise, you may have to go back in, once you have
permissions
> > and re-assign the other users/groups rights.
> >
> > --
> > Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Display
> > Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
> > http://www.dougknox.com
> > --------------------------------
> > Associate Expert
> > ExpertZone - http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> > --------------------------------
> > Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
> > Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.
> >
> > "Paul Rubin" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > Hi Doug and thanks for your reply.
> > > I tried the CACLS command, however when I try to set full control for
> > > the directory, I get an "Access Denied" error message. Any clues?
> > >
> > > Sincerely,
> > > Paul Rubin
> > > (E-Mail Removed)
> > >
> > > "Doug Knox MS-MVP" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:<(E-Mail Removed)>...
> > > > Open a Command Prompt Window and enter CACLS /? You can also
search
> > for
> > > > CACLS in Help and Support
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Display
> > > > Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
> > > > http://www.dougknox.com
> > > > --------------------------------
> > > > Associate Expert
> > > > ExpertZone - http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> > > > --------------------------------
> > > > Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
> > > > Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.
> > > >
> > > > "Paul Rubin" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > > > news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > > > Hello all. I accidentally clicked the 'Deny' box for
Administrators to
> > > > > List Folder Contents on a specific directory. Is there any way to
> > > > > restore this ability?
> > > > >
> > > > > Sincerely,
> > > > > Paul Rubin
> > > > > (E-Mail Removed)

I used the actual name of the folder.
And yes I did experiment around a bit, with no luck.
It appears that I have the syntax correct with:

CACLS c:\badfoldername /T /G Paul:F

However it blocks my access to be able to reset permissions.
Any ideas?

Sincerely,
Paul Rubin
(E-Mail Removed)

"Doug Knox MS-MVP" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:<(E-Mail Removed)>...
> Did you use C:\Folder, or did you use the actual name of the folder? Like I
> said, you may have to experiment a bit.
>
> --
> Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Display
> Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
> http://www.dougknox.com
> --------------------------------
> Associate Expert
> ExpertZone - http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> --------------------------------
> Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
> Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.
>
> "Paul Rubin" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Thanks Doug,
> >
> > I tried the command:
> >
> > CACLS c:\Folder /T /G Paul:F
> >
> > And it asks, "Are your Sure?"
> > I answer "Y", and it replies, "Access is Denied".
> >
> > I can't seem to get around the restriction.
> > Any other clues?
> >
> > Sincerely,
> > Paul Rubin
> > (E-Mail Removed)

Its a tough one, Paul. I managed to get my hard disk back, locked myself
out of C: the other day, playing around with a utility. CACLS saved my
butt. Backup anything you can't afford to lose, and move up on folder
level. Use the /T switch, and try it again. As I said, I locked out an
entire hard drive for access, and it took some playing around. Try the
command in all 3 formats, on the folder you don't have access to:

No trailing back slash, with one and with \*.* Try various combinations of
them, in different orders. Mine was on the root of C:, so there weren't too
many different options.

Short of that, see www.sysinternals.com. They have a DOS utility that will
read NTFS and a pay for version that will write to NTFS. I do not know if
it gets around the permissions restrictions or not.

--
Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Display
Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
http://www.dougknox.com
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"Paul Rubin" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> I used the actual name of the folder.
> And yes I did experiment around a bit, with no luck.
> It appears that I have the syntax correct with:
>
> CACLS c:\badfoldername /T /G Paul:F
>
> However it blocks my access to be able to reset permissions.
> Any ideas?
>
> Sincerely,
> Paul Rubin
> (E-Mail Removed)
>
> "Doug Knox MS-MVP" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:<(E-Mail Removed)>...
> > Did you use C:\Folder, or did you use the actual name of the folder?
Like I
> > said, you may have to experiment a bit.
> >
> > --
> > Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Display
> > Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
> > http://www.dougknox.com
> > --------------------------------
> > Associate Expert
> > ExpertZone - http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> > --------------------------------
> > Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
> > Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.
> >
> > "Paul Rubin" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > Thanks Doug,
> > >
> > > I tried the command:
> > >
> > > CACLS c:\Folder /T /G Paul:F
> > >
> > > And it asks, "Are your Sure?"
> > > I answer "Y", and it replies, "Access is Denied".
> > >
> > > I can't seem to get around the restriction.
> > > Any other clues?
> > >
> > > Sincerely,
> > > Paul Rubin
> > > (E-Mail Removed)

Here's how I got around the issue:
I went to the 'Security' tab, clicked on the 'Advanced' button, and
then clicked on the 'Owner' tab. I then took ownership of the folder
by selecting myself from the list and checking the 'Replace Ownership
on subcontainers and objects' box. This granted me full control of the
folder!

Sincerely,
Paul Rubin
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"Doug Knox MS-MVP" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:<(E-Mail Removed)>...
> Its a tough one, Paul. I managed to get my hard disk back, locked myself
> out of C: the other day, playing around with a utility. CACLS saved my
> butt. Backup anything you can't afford to lose, and move up on folder
> level. Use the /T switch, and try it again. As I said, I locked out an
> entire hard drive for access, and it took some playing around. Try the
> command in all 3 formats, on the folder you don't have access to:
>
> No trailing back slash, with one and with \*.* Try various combinations of
> them, in different orders. Mine was on the root of C:, so there weren't too
> many different options.
>
> Short of that, see www.sysinternals.com. They have a DOS utility that will
> read NTFS and a pay for version that will write to NTFS. I do not know if
> it gets around the permissions restrictions or not.
>
> --
> Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Display
> Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
> http://www.dougknox.com
> --------------------------------
> Associate Expert
> ExpertZone - http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> --------------------------------
> Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
> Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.
>
> "Paul Rubin" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > I used the actual name of the folder.
> > And yes I did experiment around a bit, with no luck.
> > It appears that I have the syntax correct with:
> >
> > CACLS c:\badfoldername /T /G Paul:F
> >
> > However it blocks my access to be able to reset permissions.
> > Any ideas?
> >
> > Sincerely,
> > Paul Rubin
> > (E-Mail Removed)
> >
> > "Doug Knox MS-MVP" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:<(E-Mail Removed)>...
> > > Did you use C:\Folder, or did you use the actual name of the folder?
> Like I
> > > said, you may have to experiment a bit.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Display
> > > Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
> > > http://www.dougknox.com
> > > --------------------------------
> > > Associate Expert
> > > ExpertZone - http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> > > --------------------------------
> > > Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
> > > Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.
> > >
> > > "Paul Rubin" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > > news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > > Thanks Doug,
> > > >
> > > > I tried the command:
> > > >
> > > > CACLS c:\Folder /T /G Paul:F
> > > >
> > > > And it asks, "Are your Sure?"
> > > > I answer "Y", and it replies, "Access is Denied".
> > > >
> > > > I can't seem to get around the restriction.
> > > > Any other clues?
> > > >
> > > > Sincerely,
> > > > Paul Rubin
> > > > (E-Mail Removed)