Unable to remove Read Only attribute

I'm not sure if I'm in the right discussion group here, but I have an
application that requires a folder to give everyone full control.
Although I have set the share permissions and folder permissions to full
control, I am still having difficulty accessing the file within the folder.
The folder properties show the read only box checked. If I uncheck it, and
apply/ok, when I look again it is still checked.
I am running Windows 2003 Server, with a mixture of WinXP and Win2k machines.
Any help/advice would be gratefully received.

Allan

Steven
Tue Sep 27 19:10:10 CDT 2005

Make sure you are logged on as a local administrator and you might also want
to try the attrib command. What kind of access problem are you having?? ---
Steve


"Harry Hornet" <HarryHornet@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:5A01B304-E170-4A19-878D-D7C854E586B2@microsoft.com...
> I'm not sure if I'm in the right discussion group here, but I have an
> application that requires a folder to give everyone full control.
> Although I have set the share permissions and folder permissions to full
> control, I am still having difficulty accessing the file within the
> folder.
> The folder properties show the read only box checked. If I uncheck it,
> and
> apply/ok, when I look again it is still checked.
> I am running Windows 2003 Server, with a mixture of WinXP and Win2k
> machines.
> Any help/advice would be gratefully received.
>
> Allan

HarryHornet
Wed Sep 28 08:05:14 CDT 2005

The software is installed on the server and a client version is on each
machine.
Basically it is a survey and the results are posted back to the database on
the server.
The local disk and the database must allow everyone full control.
I am ok using my administrator account, but it has to be used by the
lowliest of users (schoolkids and teachers : )) so giving them administrative
rights is out of the question.
It worked ok on Windows 2000 Server, but since going to 2003, I've been
having trouble.
Looking back on the old system, the folder's read only box was not checked.
On the new server it is, and despite what I try, I cannot clear it.

"Steven L Umbach" wrote:

> Make sure you are logged on as a local administrator and you might also want
> to try the attrib command. What kind of access problem are you having?? ---
> Steve
>
>
> "Harry Hornet" <HarryHornet@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:5A01B304-E170-4A19-878D-D7C854E586B2@microsoft.com...
> > I'm not sure if I'm in the right discussion group here, but I have an
> > application that requires a folder to give everyone full control.
> > Although I have set the share permissions and folder permissions to full
> > control, I am still having difficulty accessing the file within the
> > folder.
> > The folder properties show the read only box checked. If I uncheck it,
> > and
> > apply/ok, when I look again it is still checked.
> > I am running Windows 2003 Server, with a mixture of WinXP and Win2k
> > machines.
> > Any help/advice would be gratefully received.
> >
> > Allan
>
>
>

Steven
Wed Sep 28 12:23:39 CDT 2005

Did you try to remove it while logged on as a local administrator and verify
that the administrators group has full control to the folder/file and that
you are not a member of a group that has deny permissions to that folder?
Did you try using the attrib command as in attrib c:\myfile -R . If so what
happened or what error message was generated if any? --- Steve


"Harry Hornet" <HarryHornet@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:11A941F3-9A95-423F-AFE9-EF5A0E4BEE44@microsoft.com...
> The software is installed on the server and a client version is on each
> machine.
> Basically it is a survey and the results are posted back to the database
> on
> the server.
> The local disk and the database must allow everyone full control.
> I am ok using my administrator account, but it has to be used by the
> lowliest of users (schoolkids and teachers : )) so giving them
> administrative
> rights is out of the question.
> It worked ok on Windows 2000 Server, but since going to 2003, I've been
> having trouble.
> Looking back on the old system, the folder's read only box was not
> checked.
> On the new server it is, and despite what I try, I cannot clear it.
>
> "Steven L Umbach" wrote:
>
>> Make sure you are logged on as a local administrator and you might also
>> want
>> to try the attrib command. What kind of access problem are you
>> aving?? ---
>> Steve
>>
>>
>> "Harry Hornet" <HarryHornet@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:5A01B304-E170-4A19-878D-D7C854E586B2@microsoft.com...
>> > I'm not sure if I'm in the right discussion group here, but I have an
>> > application that requires a folder to give everyone full control.
>> > Although I have set the share permissions and folder permissions to
>> > full
>> > control, I am still having difficulty accessing the file within the
>> > folder.
>> > The folder properties show the read only box checked. If I uncheck it,
>> > and
>> > apply/ok, when I look again it is still checked.
>> > I am running Windows 2003 Server, with a mixture of WinXP and Win2k
>> > machines.
>> > Any help/advice would be gratefully received.
>> >
>> > Allan
>>
>>
>>

Paul
Thu Sep 29 07:14:43 CDT 2005

In article <11A941F3-9A95-423F-AFE9-EF5A0E4BEE44@microsoft.com>, in the
microsoft.public.security news group, =?Utf-8?B?SGFycnkgSG9ybmV0?=
<HarryHornet@discussions.microsoft.com> says...

> Looking back on the old system, the folder's read only box was not checked.
> On the new server it is, and despite what I try, I cannot clear it.
>

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/326549/


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