All Administrators Share Ownership of Objects They Create
Article ID: 100599
Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server 3.1
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.1
- Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server 3.1
This article was previously published under Q100599
SUMMARY
If a member of the Administrators group creates a file or a directory,
then the Administrators, as a group, own the file or directory.
However, if a member of the User's group (or of any other group)
creates a file or directory, then that user owns the file or
directory.
MORE INFORMATION
The Administrators group is a special case; all administrators share
ownership of objects that any member of the group creates.
The owner of a file or directory object always has the ability to
change the access permissions for the object, even if the current
state of those permissions explicitly denies the owner access to the
object. No other user, including a user logged on as a member of the
Administrators group, can change the permissions for an object if the
permissions list prevents that user from making the change. Except for
members of the Administrators group, no other user can take ownership
of a file or directory unless first given permission to do so by the
object owner.
Additional query words: prodnt admin own
Keywords: kbother KB100599