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Windows command: takeown - Take Onwership

Use TAKEOWN to takes ownership of files

F:\ProgramData\Docker\windowsfilter>TAKEOWN /F a006f2d5165ea543b6d5b10c5f86a9ed4a261b353793b29250a25794e1e983bb /R /A /D Y
TAKEOWN [/S system [/U username [/P [password]]]]

        /F filename [/A] [/R [/D prompt]]


Description:

    This tool allows an administrator to recover access to a file that

    was denied by re-assigning file ownership.


Parameter List:

    /S           system          Specifies the remote system to

                                 connect to.



    /U           [domain\]user   Specifies the user context under

                                 which the command should execute.



    /P           [password]      Specifies the password for the

                                 given user context.

                                 Prompts for input if omitted.



    /F           filename        Specifies the filename or directory

                                 name pattern. Wildcard "*" can be used

                                 to specify the pattern. Allows

                                 sharename\filename.



    /A                           Gives ownership to the administrators

                                 group instead of the current user.



    /R                           Recurse: instructs tool to operate on

                                 files in specified directory and all

                                 subdirectories.



    /D           prompt          Default answer used when the current user

                                 does not have the "list folder" permission

                                 on a directory.  This occurs while operating

                                 recursively (/R) on sub-directories. Valid

                                 values "Y" to take ownership or "N" to skip.



    /SKIPSL                      Do not follow symbolic links.

                                 Only applicable with /R.



    /?                           Displays this help message.



    NOTE: 1) If /A is not specified, file ownership will be given to the

             current logged on user.



          2) Mixed patterns using "?" and "*" are not supported.



          3) /D is used to suppress the confirmation prompt.



Examples:

    TAKEOWN /?

    TAKEOWN /F lostfile

    TAKEOWN /F \\system\share\lostfile /A

    TAKEOWN /F directory /R /D N

    TAKEOWN /F directory /R /A

    TAKEOWN /F *

    TAKEOWN /F C:\Windows\System32\acme.exe

    TAKEOWN /F %windir%\*.txt

    TAKEOWN /S system /F MyShare\Acme*.doc

    TAKEOWN /S system /U user /F MyShare\MyBinary.dll

    TAKEOWN /S system /U domain\user /P password /F share\filename

    TAKEOWN /S system /U user /P password /F Doc\Report.doc /A

    TAKEOWN /S system /U user /P password /F Myshare\*

    TAKEOWN /S system /U user /P password /F Home\Logon /R

    TAKEOWN /S system /U user /P password /F Myshare\directory /R /A

Example: take ownership C:\windows.old folder

takeown /f %systemdrive%\windows.old /r /d y
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