Take Ownership then Inherit

[Bodman]

Hi,

Im trying to save some time and fix a permissions issue at work. I have a folder structure

D:\Users\username1\data

D:\Users\username2\data

D:\Users\username3\data

etc

Some of the files below "data" have incorrect permissions/ownership

I have written a send key script to kinda do this, this works until it comes across a folder that already has correct permissions/ownership then it fails

Run("explorer.exe " & "d:\users") 
WinWaitActive("D:\Users", "")
Send("{DOWN}")
Send("{UP}")
Send("!"& "{ENTER}")
WinWaitActive("", "File Folder")
;sleep (1000)
Send("+{TAB 2}")
Send("{RIGHT 2}")
WinWaitActive("", "Permissions for Administrators")
Send("!V")
WinWaitActive("", "Allow inheritable permissions")
Send("+{TAB }")
Send("{RIGHT 2}")
WinWaitActive("", "You can take or assign ownership")
Send("{TAB 2}")
Send("{SPACE}")
Send("!R")
sleep (1000)
Send("{TAB 2}")
Send("{ENTER}")
WinWaitActive("Security", "",5)
; this is where is stops if permissions are OK
Send("{ENTER}")
sleep (500)
Send("!V")
WinWaitActive("", "Allow inheritable permissions")
Send("!P")
Send("{TAB 2}")
Send("{ENTER}")
WinWaitActive("Security", "",5)
Send("{ENTER}")
WinWaitActive("", "Permissions for Administrators")
Send("{TAB}")
Send("{ENTER}")

So basically I want to take ownership of all the files/folders below D:\Users\username1\data then apply inherit permissions from D:\Users\username1\data down.

I have looked at the Takeown.exe command so could use that to take the permissions, but I cant work out how to do this for Username1 and then for Username2

Can anyone point me in the right direction please

Thanks

Bod

[l3ill]

Hi Bod,

what you are doing is going to be a lot more stable if you make use of some of the more advanced features of AutoIT.

Have a look at the "If Then Loop" and "GUICtrlRead".

Good luck!

[Bodman]

Thanks billo

Does anyone know

Is it possible to get a @error or similar when I get to the line

WinWaitActive("Security", "",5)

so basically if the "Security" box doesnt appear then end the script/function

my script is for a one off job (that could save me 11 hours manual work) so im not looking for any thing special

[l3ill]

If WinExists("AutoIt Help") Then
    MsgBox(0, "", "Window exists")
Else
    MsgBox(0, "", "Window doesnt exist")
    Exit
EndIf

[jfcby]

Bodman,

What if you used WinExist along with the WinWait something like this:

If Not WinExists("Security") Then

Exit

EndIf

jfcby

[dobbelina]

Why don't you use SetACL.exe?

SetACL

This command changes the owner to the Administrators group.It propagates folders and files in the entire tree.

Commandline:

setacl.exe -on "d:\users" -ot file -actn setowner -ownr n:Administrators -rec cont_obj

Autoit:

runwait(@ScriptDir & "\SetACL.exe"  & ' -on "' &  'd:\users" -ot file -actn setowner -ownr n:Administrators -rec cont_obj', "", @SW_HIDE)

Read this for more info:

http://blog.bluebearr.net/2007/12/fixing-profile-permissions-in-windows.html

Edited May 14, 2010 by dobbelina