takeown | new in WS2003 |
administrator take ownership of a file.
Syntax
takeown [/s Computer [/u [Domain\User [/p [Password]]]] /f FileName [/a] [/r]
[/d {Y | N}]
Options
- /s Computer
Name or IP address of a remote computer (if omitted, defaults to
local computer)- /u [Domain\User[ /p [Password]]]
Credentials for running the command (if omitted, defaults to
currently logged-on user)- /f FileName
A file or directory name pattern (wildcard character * and
ShareName\FileName format are supported)- /a
Assigns ownership to Administrators group instead of current user- /r
Recursive operation on all files in the specified directory and
subdirectories- /d {Y | N}
Default prompt to use when current user doesn't have
permission to view folders in a directory (Y takes
ownership and N suppresses confirmation prompt)
Examples
Take ownership of the folder C:\docs and the
files within it on the remote computer with IP address 172.16.11.230:
takeown /s 172.16.11.230 /f C:\docs /r /d N
SUCCESS: The file (or folder): "\\172.16.11.230\C$\docs" now owned by user
"MTIT\Administrator".
SUCCESS: The file (or folder): "\\172.16.11.230\C$\docs\resume.txt" now owned by user
"MTIT\Administrator".
See Also
cacls, Permissions