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Takeown.exe
Takes ownership of a file
Description
Takeown.exe is a 32-bit executable for a command line application that has no GUI.
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Key Facts from within File
These are the direct values are extracted from the file. These are defined by the original developer. Some items may be unspecified, mistyped or out of date.
File description
Takes ownership of a file
File Version
6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205)
Application
Microsoft Windows Operating System
App version
6.0.6000.16386
Type
32-bit
Publisher
Microsoft Corporation
Copyright
(c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
File System and OS Information
C:\Windows\System32
This directory holds the core operating system files and libraries.
The two security hashes for Takeown.exe were created from the original file. The security hash is created by scanning all bytes within the file. Identical files should have the same hashes. SHA1 is considered the more secure than the older MD5 hash.
MD5
52C0FF12049BA25A8EF8B499A3D98054
SHA1
64AB7D371A1FBEB7EEDB351C528A6FB0779F9642
Requires
The following
files are required when running this program. These may call other files, and there can be additional required files not in this list.
This program does not appear to be internally referenced by any other file.
Instructions on Use
Command-line help instructions for this application.
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.
/? 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\foo.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
Internal Resource Counts
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