How do I give administrators access to a folder without destroying current permissions?
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I have a folder that I can't access from an account that is part of the Administrators group on windows 7. If I bring up the Security tab on the properties, I see "You do not have permission to view or edit this object's permission settings". If I click on advanced and go to the owner tab, it tells…
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Some careful digging reveals that taking ownership sometimes destroys existing permissions and sometimes doesn't. It all seems to depend on whether you try and do it recursively. Note that Windows does warn you when it is going to replace the existi…
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