Reset NTFS Perms?

[Troy Bruder]

Hello,

I have a user who has been monkying around with his NTFS permissions to the
point where things aren't working properly. Is there a tool/command that
resets all NTFS permissions back to the way they were at the original
install??

Troy

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi Troy,

Short answer: No.

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Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

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[David Candy]

Read in Help Security Templates overview

a.. Default security (Setup security.inf)
Setup security.inf is a computer-specific template that represents the default security settings that are applied during installation of the operating system, including the file permissions for the root of the system drive. You can use this template, or portions of it can be used for disaster recovery purposes. Setup security.inf should never be applied using Group Policy.

 

[Vanguard]

"David Candy" <.> wrote in message
Read in Help Security Templates overview

a.. Default security (Setup security.inf)
Setup security.inf is a computer-specific template that represents the
default security settings that are applied during installation of the
operating system, including the file permissions for the root of the
system drive. You can use this template, or portions of it can be used
for disaster recovery purposes. Setup security.inf should never be
applied using Group Policy.


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Hello,

I have a user who has been monkying around with his NTFS permissions
to the
point where things aren't working properly. Is there a tool/command
that
resets all NTFS permissions back to the way they were at the original
install??

Troy

Interesting. I found the file under:

C:\WINDOWS\security\templates\setup security.inf

However, if the user has screwed over his account's permissions bad
enough, or those for the Administrators group, I wonder if the user
could actually right-click and select "Install" to get the settings
applied that are in this .inf file. The user might not even have
permissions now to access that folder.

 

[David Candy]

The user almost certainly not can use it. But the admin can and can give him/herself access to if needed.

Of course this will only fix system parts of XP not user parts. And I believe it's additive so it may not reverse all damage anyway. I've not used it as I don't change security permissions without a good reason.

 

[Steve N.]

Hi Troy,

Short answer: No.

You're right. There are procedures to supposedly do it but the few times
I've tried they've had no effect.

Steve