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Permissions For Program Files / Security - Creator Owner?

Anonymous
2011-02-23T18:21:56+00:00

Hi,

This may sound silly but, who is 'Creator Owner'?? I have checked the Permissions For Program Files and noticed 'Creator Owner' as a user. Can someone clarify what this is? I had a little search but did not find anything of use.

I have tried removing the user, but as I anticipated it blurted a few Warning messages and the user could not be removed. Is this because they sit at the top of a hierarchy?

Thanks people,

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  1. Anonymous
    2011-02-23T22:56:23+00:00

    Creator Owner is a placeholder that corresponds to whatever user is the owner of the object (file, folder) in question. Typically, whoever creates a file is also the owner of the file. If you created the file, 'Creator Owner' will be replaced with your user account's SID when doing authenticaiton.

    This article explains Creator Owner - http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc780850(WS.10).aspx

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