Cannot revert (change back) folder permissions settings

> You may want to take over the ownership to access the folder. This how to
> may help.
>
> how to restrict administrators to access HR dataResolution: Every object
> (whether in the Active Directory or in an NTFS volume) has an owner. When an
> object is created, the person creating the object ...
> http://www.howtonetworking.com/Secur...ownership1.htm
>
>
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>
> "Desperato" <Desperato@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:F7794B7B-7148-49B9-BC39-9C13FF28B389@microsoft.com...

> > Hello,
> >
> > I've been racking my brain trying to figure this out all day and have come
> > to a stand-still:
> >
> > This morning, I was trying to assign permissions to some folders on a
> > network drive. However, I mistakenly denied permissions to Everyone for
> > that
> > folder. No biggie, I thought... I'll just set it back to what it was
> > before!
> >
> > Upon trying to do so, I got this error message:
> >
> > \\vault\MediaShare\Music\Mixes\Misc is not accessible. You might not have
> > permission to use this network resource. Contact the administrator of this
> > server to find out if you have access permisssions. Access is denied.
> >
> > So, I guess I effectively locked out not only Everyone, but the
> > administrator, as well? That's silly.
> >
> > Anyways, I did a ton of investigation to try to figure this out and I
> > tried
> > a few things:
> >
> > 1. "unlocked" the super Administrator login, which is hidden by Vista as
> > default
> > 2. tried using the 'takeown' utility to force the permissions to allow
> > admin
> > 3. tried using BPACLer.exe to also force the permissions
> > 4. fiddled around with the Security Properties on the folder
> >
> > All of the above did not work. I either still kept getting the Access
> > Denied messages or I was unable to change any of the properties because
> > options were greyed out. Is there a unix/linux-equivalent Super User that
> > can just force the permissions of the folder?
> >
> > I am at a complete loss. If anyone can suggest anything, I am willing to
> > try.
> >
> > Thank so much in advance.

>

> Robert L.,
>
> 've read your link and I don't think it is quite what I'm looking for.
>
> Essentially, what I need to do is either give the administrator ownership
> or
> permissions to manipulate the folder (I cannot open it, or delete it right
> now) or give ownership or permsissions to a user (my username is "jazz"
> and
> has full administrator powers).
>
> Somehow, the permissions for "Everyone" got set to Full Denial, so now not
> even an administrator can change the permissions settings on the folder.
>
> Is there some way to revert the folder's permissions to a default setting
> where Everyone can once again have access to the folder?
>
> Thanks for the reply.
>
> "Robert L. (MS-MVP)" wrote:
>

>> You may want to take over the ownership to access the folder. This how to
>> may help.
>>
>> how to restrict administrators to access HR dataResolution: Every object
>> (whether in the Active Directory or in an NTFS volume) has an owner. When
>> an
>> object is created, the person creating the object ...
>> http://www.howtonetworking.com/Secur...ownership1.htm
>>
>>
>> --
>> Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
>> Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on
>> http://www.ChicagoTech.net
>> How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on
>> http://www.HowToNetworking.com
>>
>>
>> "Desperato" <Desperato@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:F7794B7B-7148-49B9-BC39-9C13FF28B389@microsoft.com...

>> > Hello,
>> >
>> > I've been racking my brain trying to figure this out all day and have
>> > come
>> > to a stand-still:
>> >
>> > This morning, I was trying to assign permissions to some folders on a
>> > network drive. However, I mistakenly denied permissions to Everyone for
>> > that
>> > folder. No biggie, I thought... I'll just set it back to what it was
>> > before!
>> >
>> > Upon trying to do so, I got this error message:
>> >
>> > \\vault\MediaShare\Music\Mixes\Misc is not accessible. You might not
>> > have
>> > permission to use this network resource. Contact the administrator of
>> > this
>> > server to find out if you have access permisssions. Access is denied.
>> >
>> > So, I guess I effectively locked out not only Everyone, but the
>> > administrator, as well? That's silly.
>> >
>> > Anyways, I did a ton of investigation to try to figure this out and I
>> > tried
>> > a few things:
>> >
>> > 1. "unlocked" the super Administrator login, which is hidden by Vista
>> > as
>> > default
>> > 2. tried using the 'takeown' utility to force the permissions to allow
>> > admin
>> > 3. tried using BPACLer.exe to also force the permissions
>> > 4. fiddled around with the Security Properties on the folder
>> >
>> > All of the above did not work. I either still kept getting the Access
>> > Denied messages or I was unable to change any of the properties because
>> > options were greyed out. Is there a unix/linux-equivalent Super User
>> > that
>> > can just force the permissions of the folder?
>> >
>> > I am at a complete loss. If anyone can suggest anything, I am willing
>> > to
>> > try.
>> >
>> > Thank so much in advance.

>>

> That is correct that even Administrator can't access the folder. That means
> the owner is none or blank. Although the Administrator can't access the
> folder, it should be able to take the ownership back and then re-assign
> permission.
>
> --
> Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
> Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on
> http://www.ChicagoTech.net
> How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on
> http://www.HowToNetworking.com
>
>
> "Desperato" <Desperato@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:B2E1E04A-AE41-45A3-A130-950784CBC06A@microsoft.com...

> > Robert L.,
> >
> > 've read your link and I don't think it is quite what I'm looking for.
> >
> > Essentially, what I need to do is either give the administrator ownership
> > or
> > permissions to manipulate the folder (I cannot open it, or delete it right
> > now) or give ownership or permsissions to a user (my username is "jazz"
> > and
> > has full administrator powers).
> >
> > Somehow, the permissions for "Everyone" got set to Full Denial, so now not
> > even an administrator can change the permissions settings on the folder.
> >
> > Is there some way to revert the folder's permissions to a default setting
> > where Everyone can once again have access to the folder?
> >
> > Thanks for the reply.
> >
> > "Robert L. (MS-MVP)" wrote:
> >

> >> You may want to take over the ownership to access the folder. This how to
> >> may help.
> >>
> >> how to restrict administrators to access HR dataResolution: Every object
> >> (whether in the Active Directory or in an NTFS volume) has an owner. When
> >> an
> >> object is created, the person creating the object ...
> >> http://www.howtonetworking.com/Secur...ownership1.htm
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
> >> Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on
> >> http://www.ChicagoTech.net
> >> How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on
> >> http://www.HowToNetworking.com
> >>
> >>
> >> "Desperato" <Desperato@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:F7794B7B-7148-49B9-BC39-9C13FF28B389@microsoft.com...
> >> > Hello,
> >> >
> >> > I've been racking my brain trying to figure this out all day and have
> >> > come
> >> > to a stand-still:
> >> >
> >> > This morning, I was trying to assign permissions to some folders on a
> >> > network drive. However, I mistakenly denied permissions to Everyone for
> >> > that
> >> > folder. No biggie, I thought... I'll just set it back to what it was
> >> > before!
> >> >
> >> > Upon trying to do so, I got this error message:
> >> >
> >> > \\vault\MediaShare\Music\Mixes\Misc is not accessible. You might not
> >> > have
> >> > permission to use this network resource. Contact the administrator of
> >> > this
> >> > server to find out if you have access permisssions. Access is denied.
> >> >
> >> > So, I guess I effectively locked out not only Everyone, but the
> >> > administrator, as well? That's silly.
> >> >
> >> > Anyways, I did a ton of investigation to try to figure this out and I
> >> > tried
> >> > a few things:
> >> >
> >> > 1. "unlocked" the super Administrator login, which is hidden by Vista
> >> > as
> >> > default
> >> > 2. tried using the 'takeown' utility to force the permissions to allow
> >> > admin
> >> > 3. tried using BPACLer.exe to also force the permissions
> >> > 4. fiddled around with the Security Properties on the folder
> >> >
> >> > All of the above did not work. I either still kept getting the Access
> >> > Denied messages or I was unable to change any of the properties because
> >> > options were greyed out. Is there a unix/linux-equivalent Super User
> >> > that
> >> > can just force the permissions of the folder?
> >> >
> >> > I am at a complete loss. If anyone can suggest anything, I am willing
> >> > to
> >> > try.
> >> >
> >> > Thank so much in advance.
> >>

>

> Robert L.
>
> Thank-you for your reply. Could you detail me the steps involved in th
> administrator taking ownership of the folder? Do I need to login as th
> super Administrator or can I use a user login where the user ha
> administrator privileges
>
> Thanks very much
> -------------------------------------------------
> "Robert L. (MS-MVP)" wrote
> Quote
>

> > That is correct that even Administrator can't access the folder. Tha

> mean

> > the owner is none or blank. Although the Administrator can't acces

> th

> > folder, it should be able to take the ownership back and the

> re-assig

> > permission

>

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