Re: File ownership and xcacls

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From: John Merritt (no.spam.keep.this_at_ntlworld.com)
Date: 02/04/05


Date: Fri, 04 Feb 2005 11:41:40 GMT

Help required with xcacls or cacls os xp home sp2
Trying to claim back ownership of folder on external fire wire D Drive
after rebuild. Folder is on D drive named Documents

This is an external drive, so no way to access security tab, as xp
home only gives access to security tab in safe mode, but does not load
up external fire wire drives in safe mode - hence has to be done via
cmd window. input "xcacls Documents /C" - output "D:/Documents"
and nothing else. Looks as if no acl set for this folder of any sort.

Can somebody please show the exact syntax to type at cmd window to
take back ownership for my log in of merrittj using xcacls or cacls
for the folder D:\Documents and all files child sub folders and files
- no mater what I try I still get access denied. I suspect that the
error is due to my lack of experience using this command.
Thank you.

On Thu, 3 Feb 2005 14:22:38 +1100, "David Candy" <.> wrote:

>Type cacls in Help



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