I have a file that I can't seem to reset the permissions on. As
Administrator, I can't read, copy, delete, view permissions, or do anything
to it. Everything returns "Access Denied".

As the local Admin, I've tried taking ownership via the UI; no luck.

I've tried the takeown and subinacl tools, both under the local admin (using
runas) and the domain admin (interactive); no luck.

I've tried the W2K03 versions of the xcacls and takeown tools from an XP
machine under the domain admin (using runas); no luck.

Any ideas?

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Yoann Roman

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Yoann Roman wrote:
> I have a file that I can't seem to reset the permissions on. As
> Administrator, I can't read, copy, delete, view permissions, or do anything
> to it. Everything returns "Access Denied".
>
> As the local Admin, I've tried taking ownership via the UI; no luck.
>
> I've tried the takeown and subinacl tools, both under the local admin (using
> runas) and the domain admin (interactive); no luck.
>
> I've tried the W2K03 versions of the xcacls and takeown tools from an XP
> machine under the domain admin (using runas); no luck.

I was banging my head over a similar problem once, then it dawned on me
that it might not be ACL based and could have been exclusively opened. It
was :-)

Try handle from Sysinternals:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sys...on/Handle.mspx

HTH,

Adam Piggott, Proprietor, Proactive Services (Computing).
http://www.proactiveservices.co.uk/

Please replace dot invalid with dot uk to email me.
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