permission problem "unable to display the current owner"

aringan

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I am unable to change any permission for any folder . every option that supposed to be available for setting the permission is gray out!! , for some of my files I see the owner is "unable to display the current owner".

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please help me
 

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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 8
Do you have UAC toggled on?

you need to do that then take ownership of the folder(s) from the advanced properties.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Memory
    6 GB
    Screen Resolution
    1280 x 1024
    Hard Drives
    12 TB in 6 disks
    PSU
    TX650
    Keyboard
    G15
    Mouse
    Intellimouse 3.0
    Internet Speed
    100 Mbits
    Browser
    Chrome
    Antivirus
    Trend Micro
The UAC is toggled on as always. the problem is the same for every single folder and file. I checked other systems and they are working just fine ! but I am just unable to modify any permission for any folder or file !! even I tried to change the owner but it didn't worked !!
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 8
The last time I had this problem , I had to download and boot into Linux mint from a DVD I made and used

chmod -R 777 \mydirectory

and

chown -R username \mydirectory

to set read/write/execute and set owner from there , it's not ideal , but it was a workaround which let me then set permissions under Windows afterwards.

I am fairly sure you can do the same from the GUI under linux mint as well.

I keep my linux mint DVD handy at all times these days , sometimes it's the only way to fix drive/file permission problems under Windows.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Memory
    6 GB
    Screen Resolution
    1280 x 1024
    Hard Drives
    12 TB in 6 disks
    PSU
    TX650
    Keyboard
    G15
    Mouse
    Intellimouse 3.0
    Internet Speed
    100 Mbits
    Browser
    Chrome
    Antivirus
    Trend Micro
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