please use the script to take the ownership of a file or folder
import ctypes
import subprocess
import os
class disable_file_system_redirection:
_disable = ctypes.windll.kernel32.Wow64DisableWow64FsRedirection
_revert = ctypes.windll.kernel32.Wow64RevertWow64FsRedirection
def __enter__(self):
self.old_value = ctypes.c_long()
self.success = self._disable(ctypes.byref(self.old_value))
def __exit__(self, type, value, traceback):
if self.success:
self._revert(self.old_value)
Path = r'C:\Users\Administrator\Documents\desktop.ini'
if os.path.isdir(Path):
with disable_file_system_redirection():
pObj = subprocess.Popen('takeown /F {} /R /D N'.format(Path), shell=True, stdout = subprocess.PIPE, stderr = subprocess.PIPE)
for i in pObj.communicate():
print i
elif os.path.isfile(Path):
with disable_file_system_redirection():
pObj = subprocess.Popen('takeown /F {}'.format(Path), shell=True, stdout = subprocess.PIPE, stderr = subprocess.PIPE)
for i in pObj.communicate():
print i
else:
print '{} is not valid file / folder'.format(Path)
usage:
Path = r’C:\Users\Administrator\Documents\desktop.ini’ - you can change your path of a folder or a file
sample output:
