Changing file permissions and adding owner from CMD

Question

I am unable to change permissions of certain files in a directory even though I have logged into a server using an Administrator account.

Is there a way to force the permissions of these files via CMD recursively?

Answer 1

You can take ownership of these files using the command line tool Takeown https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc753024.aspx

Enables an administrator to recover access to a file that previously was denied, by making the administrator the owner of the file.

You can then apply the required permissions using Icacls https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc753024.aspx

Displays or modifies discretionary access control lists (DACLs) on specified files, and applies stored DACLs to files in specified directories.