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Richard Gutery
Scenario:
1) Windows 2KAS, with FTP site,
2) Directory has UNIX type attributes (d--- --- ---),
3) Cannot delete this directory. Tried this link
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;120716&Product=win2000,
4) Installed POSIX tools. Tried chmod, chown etc, still no go,
5) Used Unix WIN32 Tools - no go,
6) dir/x shows name as 0200~1. In Explorer the directory displays as a blank
name,
7) Tried to cd to 0200~1 - NOT!
The problem (we beleive) is predicated on the fact that we cannot change the
permissions on the root directory (0200~1) which also means that we (Admins)
cannot cd to the dir.
I ran into this in NT40 and used the Old Norton Disk tools (remember Disk
edit and Disk Doctor?) to get rid of the directory by changing it's name to
a Human Readable Form. They worked on NTFS 4.0, but NTFS 5.0 & 5.5 have
additional attributes that prevent this from working.
Weve been all over the Unix world (OpenBSD, Redhat, Mandrake, Solaris etc).
And of course, because this would be a 'UNIX Secret' no one is willing, or
more to the point won't assist.
This is rather critical as this directory contains about 35 GB of stuff
(according to the properties of the drive minus known good data). No this is
not my server, it is one that was installed by a (apparently) certified
Microsoft Engineer! Yeah right.
Anyone that has a lick of sense would have locked down the IUSR and
appropriate accounts.
Sorry if the last few comments sound jadded, but this is the reality of
life. Too many people do this and then expect certified and qualified people
to fix the problem.
Any ideas as to how to get rid of this?
thanks in advance.
1) Windows 2KAS, with FTP site,
2) Directory has UNIX type attributes (d--- --- ---),
3) Cannot delete this directory. Tried this link
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;120716&Product=win2000,
4) Installed POSIX tools. Tried chmod, chown etc, still no go,
5) Used Unix WIN32 Tools - no go,
6) dir/x shows name as 0200~1. In Explorer the directory displays as a blank
name,
7) Tried to cd to 0200~1 - NOT!
The problem (we beleive) is predicated on the fact that we cannot change the
permissions on the root directory (0200~1) which also means that we (Admins)
cannot cd to the dir.
I ran into this in NT40 and used the Old Norton Disk tools (remember Disk
edit and Disk Doctor?) to get rid of the directory by changing it's name to
a Human Readable Form. They worked on NTFS 4.0, but NTFS 5.0 & 5.5 have
additional attributes that prevent this from working.
Weve been all over the Unix world (OpenBSD, Redhat, Mandrake, Solaris etc).
And of course, because this would be a 'UNIX Secret' no one is willing, or
more to the point won't assist.
This is rather critical as this directory contains about 35 GB of stuff
(according to the properties of the drive minus known good data). No this is
not my server, it is one that was installed by a (apparently) certified
Microsoft Engineer! Yeah right.
Anyone that has a lick of sense would have locked down the IUSR and
appropriate accounts.
Sorry if the last few comments sound jadded, but this is the reality of
life. Too many people do this and then expect certified and qualified people
to fix the problem.
Any ideas as to how to get rid of this?
thanks in advance.