Taking Ownership of a Folder or Item

You can also use the Security Role Manager to take ownership of an item. This may be required if permissions on an item are removed accidentally so that the owner no longer has access to it. By taking ownership, you can reset the appropriate permissions and restore access for the original owner.
To take ownership of a folder or item, you require the Take Ownership privilege and the Full Control permission on the folder or item. The Symantec Administrator role has this privilege, and has this permission on all items and folders.
  1. To take ownership of a folder or item
  2. In the Security Role Manager, in the left pane, select the folder or item for which you want to take ownership.
  3. In the right pane, click
    Advanced
    .
  4. In the Permissions for:
    Item Name
    window, click
    Take Ownership
    .
  5. Click
    Save changes
    .
  6. Click
    Cancel
    to close the Permissions for:
    Item Name
    window.