| takeown | new in WS2003 |
Lets an administrator take ownership of a file.
takeown [/s Computer [/u [Domain\User [/p [Password]]]] /f FileName [/a] [/r]
[/d {Y | N}]
/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)
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".
cacls,
Permissions