I cannot delete a certain shared folder located on my server. When I log in as administrator and try to delete this folder, which is empty, a message appears that says "access denied, disk is write protected or folder is not empty." What could be the problem? I am using Windows 2000 professional for client and Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition as Server.
A few things to check:
- Is the folder marked read-only?
- Have you tried taking ownership of the folder and then altering the settings yourself so you have explicit permissions?
- On the Windows Server 2003, have you used the Effective Permissions tool to see exactly what permissions the user account that you're using has on this object?
Folder permission and protection extras:
- Restricting user permissions in folders
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This was first published in May 2007
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