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12-23-2006

thx man very helpful

"Jimmy Brush" wrote:

> Hello,
>
> When I was first introduced to Windows NT many moons ago I did the same
> thing myself ... except I ended up locking everyone (including SYSTEM) out
> of my entire disk drive, even after multiple warnings from Windows about how
> that wasn't such a good idea. lol. Needless to say, the system wouldn't boot
> and I ended up reformatting.
>
> Anyway, based on what you've said, it sounds like you added a DENY
> permission. Deny permissions override any other ALLOW permissions on the
> file.
>
> Example: allowing the Administrators group access to a file and then DENYing
> the users group access to that file.
>
> This would seem to block normal users but allow administrators access, but
> that's not what happens. Since deny permissions take precedence, both
> administrators and users are denied access, since all administrators are
> users and users are denied.
>
> Most of the time you should never need to set a deny permission. If you do,
> DON'T deny access to a file to a well-known group (such as users or
> administrators) - set deny permissions on a single user account or create a
> new group (such as "blocked users") and put that group in the deny
> permissions.
>
> In this case, you will need to take ownership of the files in order to be
> able to change their permissions.
>
> Following these steps should allow you to change the permissions on the
> files:
>
> 1) open admin command prompt
>
> - Click start
> - Type: cmd
> - right-click it under programs
> - click Run As Administrator
>
> 2) take ownership of everything
>
> - browse to the folder that you need access to
> (for example, "cd c:\users\jimmy\documents\folder")
>
> In the command prompt, type:
> takeown /F . /A /R /D Y
>
> and press enter.
>
> 3) change permissions
>
> You should now be able to remove the deny permissions and make any other
> changes, and then have those changes propogated down the folder heirarchy.
>
>
> --
> - JB
>
> Windows Vista Support Faq
> http://www.jimmah.com/vista/
>
>

12-23-2006	#13 (permalink)
Faycal n/a posts	Re: You have been denied permission to access... thx man very helpful "Jimmy Brush" wrote: > Hello, > > When I was first introduced to Windows NT many moons ago I did the same > thing myself ... except I ended up locking everyone (including SYSTEM) out > of my entire disk drive, even after multiple warnings from Windows about how > that wasn't such a good idea. lol. Needless to say, the system wouldn't boot > and I ended up reformatting. > > Anyway, based on what you've said, it sounds like you added a DENY > permission. Deny permissions override any other ALLOW permissions on the > file. > > Example: allowing the Administrators group access to a file and then DENYing > the users group access to that file. > > This would seem to block normal users but allow administrators access, but > that's not what happens. Since deny permissions take precedence, both > administrators and users are denied access, since all administrators are > users and users are denied. > > Most of the time you should never need to set a deny permission. If you do, > DON'T deny access to a file to a well-known group (such as users or > administrators) - set deny permissions on a single user account or create a > new group (such as "blocked users") and put that group in the deny > permissions. > > In this case, you will need to take ownership of the files in order to be > able to change their permissions. > > Following these steps should allow you to change the permissions on the > files: > > 1) open admin command prompt > > - Click start > - Type: cmd > - right-click it under programs > - click Run As Administrator > > 2) take ownership of everything > > - browse to the folder that you need access to > (for example, "cd c:\users\jimmy\documents\folder") > > In the command prompt, type: > takeown /F . /A /R /D Y > > and press enter. > > 3) change permissions > > You should now be able to remove the deny permissions and make any other > changes, and then have those changes propogated down the folder heirarchy. > > > -- > - JB > > Windows Vista Support Faq > http://www.jimmah.com/vista/ > >
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