Help! Can't take Ownership - Security Tab Missing! Win2k

[Eric]

I have a couple folders that I am denied access to. So I log in as the
local system Administrator so that I can take ownership - yet the
Security tab is missing! All I have for properties of this folder is
General and Sharing. The folder's parent does have the Security tab,
and in that I am able to take ownership, but when I tell it to also
"Replace owner on subcontainers and object" I get an "Access is
denied" message.

Help! How can I get securty set on a folder that doesn't let me take
ownership!

I've tried the Local Administrator account, the Domain Administrator
account, and my personal account. I can not seem to find a way to get
in to this folder, and nor can my users. This is a huge show-stopper
for us.

Your assistance is sincerely appreciated. Thank you for reading.

Sincerely,

Eric Brander

 

[Steven L Umbach]

Run checkdisk on that computer to see if it finds and fixes any disk errors.
If that does not help there are two tools available from Microsoft that you
can use to try and force the issue with ownership - subinacl and fileacl. I
find fileacl a bit easier to master. See the links below for more specifics.
Another option may be to use ntbackup to backup the folders and restore them
to a folder where you are owner and have full control to try and gain
access.. --- Steve

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;265360 -- how to
use subinacl to take ownership.
http://www.gbordier.com/gbtools/fileacl.htm -- note the /force switch
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...56-d8fe-4a91-93cf-ed6985e3927b&displaylang=en

 

[Eric]

Run checkdisk on that computer to see if it finds and fixes any disk errors.
If that does not help there are two tools available from Microsoft that you
can use to try and force the issue with ownership - subinacl and fileacl. I
find fileacl a bit easier to master. See the links below for more specifics.
Another option may be to use ntbackup to backup the folders and restore them
to a folder where you are owner and have full control to try and gain
access.. --- Steve

Steve,

Thanks for the advice! Indeed, running a CHKDSK did clear up the
problem. It turned out that some application held some sort of
exclusive use of the folders, and running the CHKDSK forced it to
release.

Regards,

Eric Brander