Why can't I change permission of a file even signed in as Administrator?
I have a server that a user has multiple folders/files. They can access all of them except one. They created this file and saved it just before a reboot of the server. After the reboot finished they tried accessing it and couldn't even see the file in the folder. I went in as Administrator and can see the file. Under Share with is just the administrator group which has Read/Write permissions. The person who created the file is not listed. When I try to add them as read /write, it says I can't. How can I get the creator of the file to have read/write permissions and ownership the way all other files in this folder are?
Are you logged in to the server or are you accessing the file over the network?
Read/Write permission isn't enough to allow you to change the permissions on the file. If you can, log in to the server, take ownership of the file, make sure you have full control permission to the file then grant permissions to the user.
Read/Write permission isn't enough to allow you to change the permissions on the file. If you can, log in to the server, take ownership of the file, make sure you have full control permission to the file then grant permissions to the user.
ASKER
Daryl Ponting. I am remoted into Server and signed into server as Administrator.
The creator of the file is not even listen as the "Owner" nor "Read /Write" permissions. On this one file, no one ios listed as the owner.
Lee M, MVP, where do I look for NTFS permissions?
The creator of the file is not even listen as the "Owner" nor "Read /Write" permissions. On this one file, no one ios listed as the owner.
Lee M, MVP, where do I look for NTFS permissions?
Right click on the file > Properties > Security > Advanced > Change Ownership. Make yourself owner then you can change permissions on the file. The permissions are the NTFS permissions.
ASKER
Under Security there is no Change Ownership. See attached. Any idea how to get around this?
Lee W, MVP I can now see why in future I would use a group.
Lee W, MVP I can now see why in future I would use a group.
ASKER
ASKER
ASKER CERTIFIED SOLUTION
membership
This solution is only available to members.
To access this solution, you must be a member of Experts Exchange.
Second, you shouldn't be assigning access rights to INDIVIDUALS; you should be assigning access rights to GROUPS and assign the individuals to groups (even groups of one, with the exception of a user's home folder). That said, there is a special group, Creator Owner that can be applied for permissions to the creator of a file (as defined by owner information). More info: https://activedirectoryfaq.com/2016/11/ntfs-authorization-creator-owner/
Last, EXACT errors and screen shots are helpful. "When I try to add them as read /write, it says I can't." I've never seen an error state "I can't" - so what is the EXACT wording of the error? Access denied? what?