CIFs folder permissions

Question

Hi everyone, One of my folders on my CIFs server is accessible ONLY by one user.  That user is no longer employed at my work and I need to know how to change the permissions.  Normally, I would simply change the user's password and log on as them and make the changes.  However, our environment is set up where every employee has a personal folder that only they can access.  Nothing I have done as a Domain Admin has worked as far as changing permissions.  I have tried emcacl.exe with the /secwin switch, remoting to the computer via the 'manage' console and simple Windows explorer to browse to the folder and checking the security properties.  Nothing seems to work. My CIFs server is on a VNX5300. Any ideas? Thank you!

revcall1 · Accepted Answer

After much searching, I found that there was only a single admin that had rights (still not sure why 'domain admins' didn't have rights) and we are having that user log on and make changes.

Thanks for all your help!

dynamox · Answer

Have you tried taking ownership of that directory …if you can’t, ask somebody with domain admin rights.

revcall1 · Answer

Thanks dynamox,

I am a domain admin.

The only way I can take ownership is via emcacl.exe but I get the following message when I try:

command: emcacl.exe \\ \share\folder /O

response: Old ACLs will be lost, the new ACLs will include 0 entry(ies). Are you sure?

I typed 'no' as I don't want to wipe out all access.

Any other method of changing ownership is denied as it states that I don't have the right to view security permissions.

dynamox · Answer

iv'e had good luck with 'takeown' http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc753024%28v=ws.10%29.aspx

saranraj456 · Answer

Where i can get the emcacl.exe application ? any download link please

dynamox · Answer

https://download.emc.com/downloads/DL32449_CIFS_Tools.zip.zip

yogad · Answer

Is the takeown utility same as going in to properties of folder/file --> security --> advanced --> owner tab and change the ownership.

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