Julian,

Use subinacl.exe that's included with the 2000 Resource Kit.

Example syntax: subinacl /subdirectories e:\*.* /setowner=administrators


Jeff Patterson
Microsoft Support

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"Julián Blomberg" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hello all,
>
> I'm in the middle of a big problem. I need to migrate the "file
server"
> from one server to another. The thing is that this was already done (from
> another old server) but with a domain that does not longer exist, so the
> owner of most of the files and directories are inexistent.
>
>
>
> If I go properties -> Security -> advance -> owner and select a new owner
> and to propagate this to child objects, I got these errors on most of the
> files:
>
>
>
> An error occurred applying security information to:
x:\aaaaa\bbbbb\file.ext
>
> The filename, directory name, or volume lable syntax is incorrect.
>
>
>
> I need to fix this in a large number of files. Any ideas on what can i do?
>
> Thanks in advanced
> Julián
>
>
>
>

Thank you!! That was just what I need.


"Jeff Patterson [MSFT]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Julian,
>
> Use subinacl.exe that's included with the 2000 Resource Kit.
>
> Example syntax: subinacl /subdirectories e:\*.* /setowner=administrators
>
>
> Jeff Patterson
> Microsoft Support
>
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties and confers no rights.
> Please reply to the newsgroup so that others may benefit.
>
>
> "Julián Blomberg" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Hello all,
> >
> > I'm in the middle of a big problem. I need to migrate the "file
> server"
> > from one server to another. The thing is that this was already done
(from
> > another old server) but with a domain that does not longer exist, so the
> > owner of most of the files and directories are inexistent.
> >
> >
> >
> > If I go properties -> Security -> advance -> owner and select a new
owner
> > and to propagate this to child objects, I got these errors on most of
the
> > files:
> >
> >
> >
> > An error occurred applying security information to:
> x:\aaaaa\bbbbb\file.ext
> >
> > The filename, directory name, or volume lable syntax is incorrect.
> >
> >
> >
> > I need to fix this in a large number of files. Any ideas on what can i
do?
> >
> > Thanks in advanced
> > Julián
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>