Unable to remove readonly property from a folder

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Hi I am unable to remove readonly property from a folder. I have already done attrib -r +s foler_path from the command line, but it was not helpful for me. The folders still maintain the same readonly state. am using the WINDOWS2003 SERVER. Can anybody tell me another way to go about solving this problem.
Once I change that option it will change back to readonly automatically.

Can anyone help me solve this problem?

Thanks in advance.

Posted 30-Dec-10 3:06am

ramuksasi

Updated 30-Dec-10 22:36pm

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Manfred Rudolf Bihy · Answer 1 · 2010-12-30T03:15:00

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Could it be that the readonly attribute is inherited from a folder above the one you're trying to change?

Just a wild guess! :)

Modification:
This link looks interesting:
Unable to remove Read-Only attribute from folder[^]
and another here regarding Win 2003:
http://www.petri.co.il/forums/showthread.php?t=21556[^]

Regards,
Manfred

Posted 30-Dec-10 3:15am

Manfred Rudolf Bihy

Updated 30-Dec-10 3:22am

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ramuksasi 30-Dec-10 9:25am

I already tried in which u r suggested to me.. but i can not change the folder optoin.. still that option is automatically selected..

Manfred Rudolf Bihy 30-Dec-10 10:06am

Didn't the second link give you any better information?

ramuksasi 30-Dec-10 11:00am

sorry manfred.. that link also gave the same information. by the default all folders in my drive have readonly option, i unable to remove them.. will u give me any other better solution..

Manfred Rudolf Bihy 30-Dec-10 12:46pm

The user account you're trying to do this with may have insufficient rights. What account were you logged on with?

fjdiewornncalwe 30-Dec-10 13:05pm

Good answer, Manfred.
@ramuksasi: You may not be able to change these attributes permanently without admin privileges, even if the user account making the change is the owner of the folder.

ramuksasi 31-Dec-10 4:30am

Thanks for ur suggestion manfred and marcus.. i had logged in administrator only even though i having same problem, and i had changed all file permisstion from its property still having the problem... another thing, if i newly create any folder in win2003 server, as default that folder also set as readonly...

Manfred Rudolf Bihy 31-Dec-10 5:17am

If found some other tips on the web, but they all revolve around deleting folders that have the readonly attribute set. What do you want to accomplish by removing the readonly attribute?
From what I read on the sites in my two links, readonly attribute is used as a marker that folder is a customized folder.