Folder ACL missing or corrupted

[GriffithsJ]

Hi

I have a folder that I can't access - "Permission Denied" (as Domain and
machine Administrator).

I thought I'd simply take ownership of the file but the Security tab under
folder properties simply doesn't appear.

I've tried using CACLS to update the permissions, but it won't let me do
this.

I've gone to the folder's parent folder and tried to propagate permissions
down to the sub folders and it failed when it got to the folder in question.

So, I'm assuming that the folder has either a corrupted ACL or the ACL has
been deleted.

Any suggestions as to how to overwrite the ACL? I'd be delighted simply to
delete the folder, it's contents are irrelevant and can be regenerated.

Thanks in advance everyone

Griff

PS - this is a follow-up post to one entitled "NTFS permissions" I posted
earlier before I had the full picture - I thought I'd repost with a more
suitable subject line.

 

[Dmitry Korolyov [MVP]]

Try to run ScanDisk on a volume - it should fix any file system-related errors, including corrupted security descriptors.

--
Dmitry Korolyov [[email protected]]
MVP: Windows Server - Active Directory


Hi

I have a folder that I can't access - "Permission Denied" (as Domain and
machine Administrator).

I thought I'd simply take ownership of the file but the Security tab under
folder properties simply doesn't appear.

I've tried using CACLS to update the permissions, but it won't let me do
this.

I've gone to the folder's parent folder and tried to propagate permissions
down to the sub folders and it failed when it got to the folder in question.

So, I'm assuming that the folder has either a corrupted ACL or the ACL has
been deleted.

Any suggestions as to how to overwrite the ACL? I'd be delighted simply to
delete the folder, it's contents are irrelevant and can be regenerated.

Thanks in advance everyone

Griff

PS - this is a follow-up post to one entitled "NTFS permissions" I posted
earlier before I had the full picture - I thought I'd repost with a more
suitable subject line.

 

[Jim Brockman]

You mean "chkdsk".

Try to run ScanDisk on a volume - it should fix any file system-related
errors, including corrupted security descriptors.

--
Dmitry Korolyov [[email protected]]
MVP: Windows Server - Active Directory


Hi

I have a folder that I can't access - "Permission Denied" (as Domain and
machine Administrator).

I thought I'd simply take ownership of the file but the Security tab under
folder properties simply doesn't appear.

I've tried using CACLS to update the permissions, but it won't let me do
this.

I've gone to the folder's parent folder and tried to propagate permissions
down to the sub folders and it failed when it got to the folder in
question.

So, I'm assuming that the folder has either a corrupted ACL or the ACL has
been deleted.

Any suggestions as to how to overwrite the ACL? I'd be delighted simply
to
delete the folder, it's contents are irrelevant and can be regenerated.

Thanks in advance everyone

Griff

PS - this is a follow-up post to one entitled "NTFS permissions" I posted
earlier before I had the full picture - I thought I'd repost with a more
suitable subject line.

 

[Laura A. Robinson]

circa Tue, 21 Oct 2003 13:57:10 +0100, in
microsoft.public.windows.server.security, GriffithsJ (GriffithsJ_520
@hotmail.com) said,

Hi

I have a folder that I can't access - "Permission Denied" (as Domain and
machine Administrator).

I thought I'd simply take ownership of the file but the Security tab under
folder properties simply doesn't appear.

I've tried using CACLS to update the permissions, but it won't let me do
this.

I've gone to the folder's parent folder and tried to propagate permissions
down to the sub folders and it failed when it got to the folder in question.

So, I'm assuming that the folder has either a corrupted ACL or the ACL has
been deleted.

When the security tab doesn't appear on a file/folder, it is usually
indicative that you are actually looking at a reparse point. Do you
have either RIS or a third-party backup utility installed on the
server? Both use reparse points.

Laura