Re: Can't delete files

From: Pegasus \(MVP\) (I.can_at_fly.com)
Date: 09/21/04 

Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2004 10:27:05 +1000

"Tyler" <Tyler@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:40A8E362-6ADA-489F-88D6-309AF28448C2@microsoft.com...
> I have a Dell w/ Server 2k installed that I am having some permission
> problems with. I am logged in as administrator but when trying to delete
> folders/files, I get the error message that says that I do not have the
> proper rights to delete the file or that it may be in use. Any ideas? No
> one is logged into the network at this point and the files that I am
trying
> to delete are simpe Word Documents. Everything went south when another
user
> (with administrator rights) changed the root permissions on the drive that
> the folders are on. But the wierd thing is that 2 folders within this
drive
> have exactly the same permission settings and one folder is ok but the
other
> will not allow files to be deleted. Any ideas?
>
> Thanks...

You may need to seize ownership for the problem folders before
you can delete them.

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