Permissions/Security Question

[Jeff Teel]

Today I noticed some folders on my system that I could not open when
clicking on them. I got "Access is Denied" when trying to open certain
folders. Some folders were created just a week ago and I was using them to
store some files in for a short time. I am able to right-click the problem
folders to view properties and when clicking on "Security" I receive a
message "You do not have permission to view or edit the current permission
settings for (folder name), but you can take ownership or change auditing
settings."

Most folders that this happens to are ones that I have made and are located
directly under c:\ but there are some such as the I386 folder that denies me
access too. I did a system restore back from over a week ago and I still
have the problem. Does anyone have any explanation as to what caused this?

Thanks
Jeff

 

[Rock]

Today I noticed some folders on my system that I could not open when
clicking on them. I got "Access is Denied" when trying to open certain
folders. Some folders were created just a week ago and I was using them to
store some files in for a short time. I am able to right-click the problem
folders to view properties and when clicking on "Security" I receive a
message "You do not have permission to view or edit the current permission
settings for (folder name), but you can take ownership or change auditing
settings."

Most folders that this happens to are ones that I have made and are located
directly under c:\ but there are some such as the I386 folder that denies me
access too. I did a system restore back from over a week ago and I still
have the problem. Does anyone have any explanation as to what caused this?

Thanks
Jeff

HOW TO: Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=308421

How to set, view, change, or remove file and folder permissions in
Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308418/en-us

How to set, view, change, or remove special permissions for files and
folders in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308419/en-us

 

[Jeff Teel]

Hi Rock

Those three links are full of steps to fix permissions problems like I have
or may have in the future. I appreciate having that information.

I am curious as to how the changes happened in the first place though!! I
won't claim to be an expert in this field but I am comfortable with Windows
Systems both client and server OS's. The machine which this happened to is a
domain member on a server 2003 network. I have admin access to both the
server and this machine. I am the only one that has admin access so I am
confident that someone else did not make any changes that caused this to
happen. I am also confident that I did not make the changes so I'm concerned
about why I was suddenly being denied access. There have been no server
updates or changes in setup in the last few weeks or client updates either
for that matter!

Thanks Again
Jeff

 

[Rock]

Hi Rock

Those three links are full of steps to fix permissions problems like I have
or may have in the future. I appreciate having that information.

I am curious as to how the changes happened in the first place though!! I
won't claim to be an expert in this field but I am comfortable with Windows
Systems both client and server OS's. The machine which this happened to is a
domain member on a server 2003 network. I have admin access to both the
server and this machine. I am the only one that has admin access so I am
confident that someone else did not make any changes that caused this to
happen. I am also confident that I did not make the changes so I'm concerned
about why I was suddenly being denied access. There have been no server
updates or changes in setup in the last few weeks or client updates either
for that matter!

Thanks Again
Jeff

You're welcome, glad the information is helpful, Sorry Jeff I don't know
how it happened on your system.