Takes ownership of a file
takeown
- C:\Windows\system32\takeown.exe /?
Output:
TAKEOWN [/S system [/U username [/P [password]]]]
/F filename [/A] [/R [/D prompt]]
Description:
This tool allows an administrator to recover access to a file that
was denied by re-assigning file ownership.
Parameter List:
/S system Specifies the remote system to
connect to.
/U [domain\]user Specifies the user context under
which the command should execute.
/P [password] Specifies the password for the
given user context.
Prompts for input if omitted.
/F filename Specifies the filename or directory
name pattern. Wildcard "*" can be used
to specify the pattern. Allows
sharename\filename.
/A Gives ownership to the administrators
group instead of the current user.
/R Recurse: instructs tool to operate on
files in specified directory and all
subdirectories.
/D prompt Default answer used when the current user
does not have the "list folder" permission
on a directory. This occurs while operating
recursively (/R) on sub-directories. Valid
values "Y" to take ownership or "N" to skip.
/SKIPSL Do not follow symbolic links.
Only applicable with /R.
/? Displays this help message.
NOTE: 1) If /A is not specified, file ownership will be given to the
current logged on user.
2) Mixed patterns using "?" and "*" are not supported.
3) /D is used to suppress the confirmation prompt.
Examples:
TAKEOWN /?
TAKEOWN /F lostfile
TAKEOWN /F \\system\share\lostfile /A
TAKEOWN /F directory /R /D N
TAKEOWN /F directory /R /A
TAKEOWN /F *
TAKEOWN /F C:\Windows\System32\acme.exe
TAKEOWN /F %windir%\*.txt
TAKEOWN /S system /F MyShare\Acme*.doc
TAKEOWN /S system /U user /F MyShare\MyBinary.dll
TAKEOWN /S system /U domain\user /P password /F share\filename
TAKEOWN /S system /U user /P password /F Doc\Report.doc /A
TAKEOWN /S system /U user /P password /F Myshare\*
TAKEOWN /S system /U user /P password /F Home\Logon /R
TAKEOWN /S system /U user /P password /F Myshare\directory /R /A
Return Code: 0
C:\Windows\system32\takeown.exe
c:\>ver
Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.19045.2075]
| File | Info |
|---|---|
| File Size | 66560bytes |
| Creation Time | 2019/12/07 18:09:30 |
| LastWrite Time | 2019/12/07 18:09:30 |
| ProductVersion | 10.0.19041.1 |
| FileVersion | 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) |
| Hash | Value |
|---|---|
| MD5 | d258a76aa885cbbcae8c720cd1c284a5 |
| SHA1 | 85a080da6c5a908c4c5973bf429d63b975b85109 |
| SHA224 | 06734bea9598d76a270db260bf4743e964ee03e297fccdc939b952ca |
| SHA256 | 57b3cfa9993e52866a2fb489edf079bf4f1c78fa7525bdf59affa8f9cb4023f8 |
| SHA384 | c3f315a757a2471ff8ef75a6d708104d92ae45f275f91a2af2885bb2224a1a41ce45c903bb97bf2b169894d0be0b931a |
| SHA512 | ffae4a77862dcfa7afc358bfa72183a3de1741215878fbc476c65fb6e4c456b3ceec957e4d7f7a0cf43b2852d5cfe4ae96cb3739c93d63f73f3b6c153cf22d1e |