Re: Can't delete a file on Windows 2003 NTFS disk

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From: Jim Byrd (jrbyrd_at_spamlessadelphia.net)
Date: 10/26/04 

Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2004 16:12:31 -0700

Hi Niavlys - Some further thoughts -

Are you normally logged on as a user (with whatever privileges)? If so, try
logging on as Administrator and see if you can then delete the file.

Second, similar problems have been reported as the result of having a
trailing blank in the folder name. Take a look at these threads:
http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&c2coff=1&threadm=70e401c4022d%24f1cca100%24a001280a%40phx.gbl&rnum=5&prev=/groups%3Fq%3Dtrailing%2Bblank%2Bin%2Bthe%2Bfolder%2Bname%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26c2coff%3D1%26selm%3D70e401c4022d%2524f1cca100%2524a001280a%2540phx.gbl%26rnum%3D5

http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&c2coff=1&threadm=%23WkL7BIaBHA.2120%40tkmsftngp02&rnum=15&prev=/groups%3Fq%3Dtrailing%2Bblank%2Bin%2Bthe%2Bfolder%2Bname%26start%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26c2coff%3D1%26selm%3D%2523WkL7BIaBHA.2120%2540tkmsftngp02%26rnum%3D15 

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Please respond in the same thread.
Regards, Jim Byrd, MS-MVP
In news:D071B4F0-E195-4923-A713-500314C8E980@microsoft.com,
niavlys <niavlys@discussions.microsoft.com> typed:
> Hi,
> I can't take ownership, I don't see the security tab.
>
> I tried the script and it returned an Access denied again.
>
> Thanks
>
> "Enkidu" wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 25 Oct 2004 12:31:02 -0700, "niavlys"
>> <niavlys@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I already tried that solution from a Microsoft knowledge base
>>> article and it does the same results.  It doen't seem to be an
>>> issue with the file name but with the permissions that I can't look
>>> at.
>>>
>> Have you tried taking ownership as Administator?
>>
>> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;288292
>>
>> That's for NT$ but cacls still exists. I've not checked if it
>> actually does what you require.
>>
>> Also:
>>
>> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;320046
>>
>> This needs activeperl though,
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Cliff

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