taking ownership of a file/folder

[cynic006]

i am trying to write a script that takes ownership of a file. i was sucessfull in finding a way to do this as a test:

strComputer = "."

Set objWMIService = _
GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\CIMV2")

Set objShare = objWMIService.Get("Win32_Directory")

Set objOutParams = objWMIService.ExecMethod( _
"Win32_Directory.Name='C:\\temp'", "TakeOwnerShip")

so this works, now i want to be able to do this for a list of servers which i have read in before.

basically my issue is with the last line when i try and use a UNC path instead. any ideas on why?

 

[BenChristian]

How about using WMI to connect to the server and then use the local path:

strComputer = "ServerName" 

Set objWMIService = _
    GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\CIMV2") 

Set objShare = objWMIService.Get("Win32_Directory")

Set objOutParams = objWMIService.ExecMethod( _
    "Win32_Directory.Name='C:\\temp'", "TakeOwnerShip")

Ben.

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[cynic006]

thanks, i had managed to get this far on my own. so now i can take ownership of a folder, but not a file. do you know of a way to take ownership of a file?


thanks

 

[cynic006]

nevermind. i managed to take care of this. thanks.

 

[markdmac]

For accessing a list of servers with the same script, take a look at my FAQ. faq329-4871

I hope you find this post helpful.

Regards,

Mark

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http://www.thespidersparlor.com/vbscript

 

[BenChristian]

You need to use the TakeOwnerShipEx method of the Win32_Directory Class instead:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/d...ownership_method_in_class_win32_directory.asp

The TakeOwnerShipEx method takes ownership recursively, so it will take ownership of all files and subfolders within the folder you specify.

Ben.

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