Need File/Folder Help (urgent)

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there is a folder in my file server that has the Read only attribute
selected... when I go to the properties of this file and deselect the read
only attribute, it asks me if I want to apply it to this folder only or its
subfolders as well, so I select subfolders as well, and hit ok... everything
goes well, however when I check on the file attributes, the read only is
still selected.. can anyone help
I have full rights to the folder... it is running win2k advanced server with
all the recent patches...

any ideas?
thanks a bunch
 
Mike Richter said:
there is a folder in my file server that has the Read only attribute
selected... when I go to the properties of this file and deselect the read
only attribute, it asks me if I want to apply it to this folder only or its
subfolders as well, so I select subfolders as well, and hit ok... everything
goes well, however when I check on the file attributes, the read only is
still selected.. can anyone help
I have full rights to the folder... it is running win2k advanced server with
all the recent patches...

any ideas?
thanks a bunch
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Log on as Administrator and take ownership of the folder/files.

Just out of curiosity, what's the name of this folder?

Rick
 
I am the domain admin of the company, and i have full rights to the folder,
do i still need to take ownership of the file.. the file name is just a user
name (first inital and last name)

thanks
 
Mike Richter said:
there is a folder in my file server that has the Read only attribute
selected... when I go to the properties of this file and deselect the read
only attribute, it asks me if I want to apply it to this folder only or its
subfolders as well, so I select subfolders as well, and hit ok... everything
goes well, however when I check on the file attributes, the read only is
still selected.. can anyone help
I have full rights to the folder... it is running win2k advanced server with
all the recent patches...

any ideas?
thanks a bunch
Click to expand...

Start a Command Prompt, then navigate to the location
where the folder resides. Now type this command:

attrib /d /s -r -s -h "SomeFolderName"

What do you see?
 
The "read only" tickbox you see on a folder is meaningless - if you're
having problems with users accessing the folder, check the share permissions
 
Thank you all for your help..

by running this command " attrib -r -h -s c:\users\jdoe\*.* /s /d " changed
all the files and folders attributes..

and as Lanwench replied, the read only feature on the folder is meaningless,
where all the documents within the folder are not read only.

once again Thank you all



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