8-13LESSON 2 ASSIGNING NTFS PERMISSIONS AND SPECIAL PERMISSIONSHOW TO...

8-13Lesson 2 Assigning NTFS Permissions and Special Permissions

How to Take Ownership of Files and Folders

Every object (file or folder) on an NTFS volume has an owner who controls how per-

missions are set on the object and to whom permissions are granted. When a user cre-

ates an object, that user automatically becomes the object’s owner.

You can transfer ownership of files and folders from one user account or group to

another. You can give someone the ability to take ownership and, as an administrator,

you can take ownership of a file or folder.

The following rules apply for taking ownership of a file or folder:

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The current owner or any user with Full Control permission can assign the Full

Control standard permission or the Take Ownership special access permission to

another user account or group, allowing the user account or any member of the

group to take ownership.

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An administrator can take ownership of a folder or file, regardless of assigned per-

missions. If an administrator takes ownership, the Administrators group becomes

the owner, and any member of the Administrators group can change the permis-

sions for the file or folder and assign the Take Ownership permission to another

user account or group.

For example, if an employee leaves the company, an administrator can take ownership

of the employee’s files and assign the Take Ownership permission to another

employee, and then that employee can take ownership of the former employee’s files.

Note You cannot assign anyone ownership of a file or folder. The owner of a file, an admin-

istrator, or anyone with Full Control permission can assign Take Ownership permission to a

user account or group, allowing them to take ownership. To become the owner of a file or

folder, a user or group member with Take Ownership permission must explicitly take owner-

ship of the file or folder.

To take ownership of a file or folder, the user or a group member with Take Owner-

ship permission must explicitly take ownership of the file or folder, as follows: