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Windows 8 Security shows all “permissions incorrectly ordered”
I have a strange Folder/File security problem with a new Windows 8 Pro machine and I spent 3+ hours on the phone with Microsoft today and they don't have a 'fix' but have heard of it a "couple of ...
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Unable to delete or take ownership of folder (Windows 7)
I have a folder that I am unable to delete.
I also cannot take ownership.
The hard drive is one I have previously used in another PC, if this makes any difference.
When trying to take ownership it ...
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Windows 8 - All of my permissions are broken
Windows 8 user here, and when I first started up my new computer, I discovered that almost all the permissions were broken. I did not have write access to several key areas, such as the root directory ...
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Drive not accessible after OS change
My PC has a C: drive containing the OS and an E: containing a bunch of data.
I usually use Windows 8 but occasionally use Windows 7. To do this I physically remove the SSD that holds C: and replace ...
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What's the “all other users” for folder security?
How do I add all other users to this:
In the "Enter the object names to select (examples)" field.
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Windows Vista SP2 access denied to c: drive (RESOLVED)
I have inadvertently managed to remove all permissions to my C: drive so now its become read only and is obviously causing numerous problems.
I have tried booting in safe mode with command prompt ...
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ssh can't use key, but password works
I have an Ubuntu server running for my SCM, and am doing my development on a windows computer. This setup has worked for a long time with out any problems. But now I get a strange problem.
The ...
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AV prevents me from changing settings on remote machine
I use a program called synergy which is essentially a virtual/network Keyboard/mouse. One computer acts as the server and the other client PCs can then use the keyboard and mouse.
If you want to ...
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Windows Service Can't Access Files on 'Windows XP Home' Home Network
Note: I've been able to duplicate my problem by using another WinXp computers instead of a USB drive plugged into my router. Same exact problem. So, the bottom line is that I can access (and modify) ...
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Can't modify user permissions on a folder
I am trying to give another user write access to a network folder on Windows. When I try to make any changes to the folder permissions, I get an error message:
An error occurred while applying ...
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symlinks for admin users on Windows
On Windows you can create symlinks
either if you start the programm, you want to create a symlink in (e.g. cmd), as Administrator.
or if you give your user/usergroup the permission to create ...
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Allowing only owner to edit files windows/ubuntu
I am not sure if this is answered elsewhere or it is too obvious but I need to have a folder that I create with a new user(admin) both on windows and ubuntu (wherever it is possible - preferably both) ...
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Remote desktop and wmi
For some reason, after performing a system restore, when I try to execute a certain script while logged on using remote desktop, or by connecting to the computer via WMI, the script starts but then it ...
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NFS Share in Windows - Drives mapped as folders
I am relatively new to Linux (Ubuntu Server 12.0.4.1), but I am learning quickly. I currently have a Windows 2008 R2 file server set up (not ready yet to change that to Linux, but have plans). The ...
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Share folder read permissions for everyone and ntfs write for local group?
Been trying something that seemed easy but apparently isn't.
I have a shared folder in a domain network. I set share permissions for everyone as read only. No other permissions are set.
Then I tab ...
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Disabling all write (cd burning) permissions for a specific group of users on all CD/DVD drives mounted in Windows XP Pro SP3
I want all users within 'Restricted' user group (Windows XP Professional SP3) to be able to read from CDs/DVDs they insert. I don't want these users to be able to burn any CDs/DVDs using CDRW/DVDRW ...
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Can I give different permission for files and folders?
Is it possible to create difference permissions for subfolders and files in a network shared?
Users are allow to modify files but not modify any folder in the network shared.
If possible, users can ...
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Data permission: what if adding only write permision to a file?
What if a user got only write access to a file? Is he able to read the file or only to "write"? But if you can write...you can also read, so this doesnt make sense or?
The question is for unix-like ...
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NTFS: prevent/deny directory delete in a otherwise “personal” folder
I have a directory shared via CIFS from a Windows 7 "server". No domain: just simple workgroup.
My clients access this directory via LAN via "Standard User" (no "Administrator") accounts on the ...
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Symlink in Windows 7 fails, although user is an admin
I am logged in Windows 7 (Home Premium) as user which is an administrator. When I open cmd.exe, mklink foo bar says:
You do not have sufficient priviledge to perform this operation.
I know I can ...
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Permission denied for inclusion of file in windows
The following code:
include path/to/file
produces this error output:
... path/to/file: Permission denied
I ran:
cacls C: /t /g Everyone:R
so that the new permissions read:
...
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Change windows files permissions from Ubuntu
I need to change a windows file permissions from Ubuntu, I found that article about it http://askubuntu.com/questions/195464/how-to-change-file-permission-from-ubuntu-wubi-install I did change that ...
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Can't get permissions to edit file
I have a problem saving a config file in the Program Files folder. I am getting an "Access to the path ... is denied" fault.
I am member of the Administrators group.
The Administrators group has ...
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Will HDD's permission settings work when plugged on another computer/OS?
I don't have means to test this but I'm on Windows 7 and I set one of my HDD's (entire drive) permission to Administrators.
If I plug it in another Windows 7 or Windows XP computer will the ...
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How can I delete the cygwin folder on my c drive?
I have a folder called C:\cygwin. How can I delete this folder.
It says I need permission from the administrator. However I am logged in as administrator.
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What local group should user belong to be able to run windows task as that user
When I assign user to a task, I get warning message "This task requires that the user account specified has Log on as batch job rights", but then I can click ok and it keeps this user assigned for ...
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Make a read only “view” of a network folder
I feel like this should be easy and I'm missing something simple.
We have a network folder A that must be full access to a user to support a legacy application. However, we also need the user to be ...
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Windows FTP Server with granular permissions
I'm looking to create an FTP server that has granular permissions. For example, I may have the following users:
admin
john
mark
dave
sarah
And want a structure such as:
/Shared (Read)
/Users/ ...
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Windows 7 can't write to root of non-system drive [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Creating file on disk partition gives 0x80070522
I have my C: drive which is an SSD, and an F: drive which is a 500GB hard drive.
I cannot write to the root of the hard ...
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Mapped drive accessible from my computer but not “Browse” window
I have mapped a network drive on a Windows 7 enterprise 32 bit computer successfully and it is accessible when accessing it through "My Computer".
When I open a program and attempt to browse to said ...
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Windows File Permissions
RE: Windows Server 2003. Windows7 Clients.
What I need to achieve is this:
Staff need to be able to submit documents/files via 'Save as' in a network location.
Staff cannot 'browse' to this location ...
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How can I make files I check out with git on Windows writable by default in Cygwin?
I'm developing on Windows and I prefer to run git and build commands from the Windows command line, but I also enjoy using cygwin sometimes when I want to just explore the project repository using my ...
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Setting permissions on files within subfolders in windows 7
I'm dealing with a strange issue with Windows security. I just switched laptops from one running Win 7 x64 Ultimate, to one running Win 7 x64 professional. I keep all my music on an external drive in ...
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Adobe Reader X “Save As” Resetting File Permissions
Lately I've been seeing an interesting issue with Adobe Reader X. I'm editing PDF files which have savable forms. The permissions on the file are such that a few user groups, everyone, system etc ...
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Allowing only a specific service read/write access to a folder
Is there a way to prevent read and/or write access to a specific folder in Windows and grant only a specific service/process access to it?
It seems that permissions are user-based and not ...
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Cascade ownership and security permissions - Windows 7
I have a similar problem to that answered in This Question however, since I need to do this to a large number of directories and sub directories I was wondering if anyone knew of a way to cascade the ...
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Can't access IPV4 settings, can't start firewall service, can't start diagnostic policy service, error 1068, error 5
I'm having some problems with Windows 7 x64 and I searched a lot on Google but I can't find any solution. I hope someone here will be able to help me!
Some weeks ago, I had no internet connection. I ...
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How to bind old user's SID to new user to remain NTFS file ownership and permissions after freshly reinstall of Windows?
Each time we reinstalled Windows, it will create a new SID for user even the username is as same as before.
// example (not real SID format, just show the problem)
user SID
--------------------
...
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My new hard drive doesn't have rights on my old one?
Until recently I had a 1 TB hard disk with Windows 7 on it, I have bought myself a SSD, removed the old harddisc and installed Windows 7 on my new one.
After that I put back the old hard disk, and ...
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How can I add security tabs to Windows XP Home?
I'm running Windows XP Home SP3. My only partition is formatted with NTFS.
I need to be able to use the security tabs from XP Pro as shown in the picture but there are no options to enable them and I ...
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Obtain file access permissions on read-only-mounted volume? (Windows 7)
I made an image of my entire C:\ drive using EaseUS Todo Backup Free, before formatting and setting up a new Windows (7 Professional) system. I can mount that image read-only in Todo Backup and copy ...
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How to give full access to a folder for everyone?
How to give full access to a folder for everyone?
Is there any way to do it programmatically, using a .bat file or a script?
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Run program with administrator permissions from user account
I need to set up a lap-top for a colleague. He should have normal user account, but in order to connect to the university network, he requires a program that needs administrative permissions to run. ...
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How to limit access just for one user on external drive folder?
I have an external drive with one TB capacity, which is being used by others also to store their personal data. Usually the hard drive is being used with different versions of windows some times I ...
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User cannot open explorer window
One of the users on my computer cannot open an explorer window. Any attempt to do so, whether by running explorer.exe directly, by opening a folder shortcut, or attempting to open the Control Panel ...
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Windows 7 file permissions
I am trying to move a file from a usb stick to a folder on my desktop.
I have changed the various properties on it and its subfolder items and taken ownership of it. I have added full permissions to ...
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How to remove ReadOnly from files in Windows 7?
I am using Windows 7 and want to remove readonly from files, I tried all possible method like unchecking the readonly option from properties... using attrib command in CMD and
Right-click on "My ...
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Is there a way to allow standard users to restart (stop/start) the Print Spooler?
For some reason, multiple laptops on our wifi network often lose the ability to print to a device attached to a server on the network. Restarting the Print Spooler on each laptop fixes the issue. ...
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How do I compress system files for which I have been denied access?
I need to compress some files in a folder, but my system denies me access from doing so.
Since they are system files, how can I compress these files without changing the permissions?
I'm looking for ...
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Setting up permissions on Windows network share
I have a specific folder setup on my corporate network that I need to manage the permissions for and the process isn't going to scale gracefully.
I have a folder named Projects and within that one a ...
