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Subject: Re: Re: SP2 Installation Error - cacls.exe open or in use
Author: baskar k Date: 16 Dec 2011
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Author: baskar k Date: 16 Dec 2011
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caclc test /p everyone:n
cacls test /f everyone:f
that folder thus not open access denied
cacls test /f everyone:f
that folder thus not open access denied
> On Wednesday, September 26, 2007 9:08 AM Ti wrote:
> When I try to install SP2 on Windows Server 2003 I get the following error:
>
> The file c:\windows\system32\cacls.exe is open or in use by another
> application.
> Close all other applications and then click Retry.
>
> Any ideas why I'm getting this error and how I can fix it? Thanks.
>
> The file c:\windows\system32\cacls.exe is open or in use by another
> application.
> Close all other applications and then click Retry.
>
> Any ideas why I'm getting this error and how I can fix it? Thanks.
>> On Wednesday, September 26, 2007 9:11 AM Pegasus \(MVP\) wrote:
>>> On Wednesday, September 26, 2007 9:34 AM Ti wrote:
>>> "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks for your response, but that didn't work. When I tried to run
>>> Unlocker on cacls.exe it said there was no locking handle found.
>>>
>>> I'm not really sure what cacls.exe does and why it would be in use when I'm
>>> not explicitly using it. I've searched all over the net and haven't found
>>> anyone else with the same problem. When trying to install SP2, I've made
>>> sure there wasn't anything else running and that cacls.exe wasn't running in
>>> the background in task manager.
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks for your response, but that didn't work. When I tried to run
>>> Unlocker on cacls.exe it said there was no locking handle found.
>>>
>>> I'm not really sure what cacls.exe does and why it would be in use when I'm
>>> not explicitly using it. I've searched all over the net and haven't found
>>> anyone else with the same problem. When trying to install SP2, I've made
>>> sure there wasn't anything else running and that cacls.exe wasn't running in
>>> the background in task manager.
>>>> On Wednesday, September 26, 2007 10:19 AM Pegasus \(MVP\) wrote:
>>>> "Tim" <Tim@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:A16CCB05-4AC5-4ABF-A2E8-C8AADEECD7A3@microsoft.com...
>>>>
>>>> If you don't know what a command does, get its inbuilt helpfile like so:
>>>>
>>>> cacls /?
>>>>
>>>> CACLS displays or modifies access control lists (ACLs) of files
>>>>
>>>> CACLS filename [/T] [/E] [/C] [/G user:perm] [/R user [...]]
>>>> [/P user:perm [...]] [/D user [...]]
>>>> filename Displays ACLs.
>>>> /T Changes ACLs of specified files in
>>>> the current directory and all subdirectories.
>>>> /E Edit ACL instead of replacing it.
>>>> /C Continue on access denied errors.
>>>> /G user:perm Grant specified user access rights.
>>>> Perm can be: R Read
>>>> W Write
>>>> C Change (write)
>>>> F Full control
>>>> /R user Revoke specified user's access rights (only valid with /E).
>>>> /P user:perm Replace specified user's access rights.
>>>> Perm can be: N None
>>>> R Read
>>>> W Write
>>>> C Change (write)
>>>> F Full control
>>>> /D user Deny specified user access.
>>>> Wildcards can be used to specify more that one file in a command.
>>>> You can specify more than one user in a command.
>>>>
>>>> Abbreviations:
>>>> CI - Container Inherit.
>>>> The ACE will be inherited by directories.
>>>> OI - Object Inherit.
>>>> The ACE will be inherited by files.
>>>> IO - Inherit Only.
>>>> The ACE does not apply to the current file/directory.
>>>>
>>>> Since cacls is not an essential program, you can reboot the
>>>> machine in Safe Mode and rename it temporarily to cacls.ex.
>>>> news:A16CCB05-4AC5-4ABF-A2E8-C8AADEECD7A3@microsoft.com...
>>>>
>>>> If you don't know what a command does, get its inbuilt helpfile like so:
>>>>
>>>> cacls /?
>>>>
>>>> CACLS displays or modifies access control lists (ACLs) of files
>>>>
>>>> CACLS filename [/T] [/E] [/C] [/G user:perm] [/R user [...]]
>>>> [/P user:perm [...]] [/D user [...]]
>>>> filename Displays ACLs.
>>>> /T Changes ACLs of specified files in
>>>> the current directory and all subdirectories.
>>>> /E Edit ACL instead of replacing it.
>>>> /C Continue on access denied errors.
>>>> /G user:perm Grant specified user access rights.
>>>> Perm can be: R Read
>>>> W Write
>>>> C Change (write)
>>>> F Full control
>>>> /R user Revoke specified user's access rights (only valid with /E).
>>>> /P user:perm Replace specified user's access rights.
>>>> Perm can be: N None
>>>> R Read
>>>> W Write
>>>> C Change (write)
>>>> F Full control
>>>> /D user Deny specified user access.
>>>> Wildcards can be used to specify more that one file in a command.
>>>> You can specify more than one user in a command.
>>>>
>>>> Abbreviations:
>>>> CI - Container Inherit.
>>>> The ACE will be inherited by directories.
>>>> OI - Object Inherit.
>>>> The ACE will be inherited by files.
>>>> IO - Inherit Only.
>>>> The ACE does not apply to the current file/directory.
>>>>
>>>> Since cacls is not an essential program, you can reboot the
>>>> machine in Safe Mode and rename it temporarily to cacls.ex.
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