Set‑NTFSItemOwner

SYNOPSIS

Sets the owner of files and directories.

SYNTAX

Path (Default)

Set-NTFSItemOwner [-Path] <String[]> -Account <String> [-ThrottleLimit <Int32>] [-PassThru]
 [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

LiteralPath

Set-NTFSItemOwner -LiteralPath <String[]> -Account <String> [-ThrottleLimit <Int32>] [-PassThru]
 [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

SecurityDescriptor

Set-NTFSItemOwner -SecurityDescriptor <PSObject> -Account <String> [-ThrottleLimit <Int32>] [-PassThru]
 [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

DESCRIPTION

Sets a filesystem item's owner from an account name or SID. Setting an arbitrary owner can require SeRestorePrivilege; taking ownership can require SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege or suitable object permissions. A junction, a symbolic link, or a volume mount point is written as itself; its destination is not changed.

EXAMPLES

EXAMPLE 1

Get-Item -LiteralPath C:\Data | Set-NTFSItemOwner -Account 'BUILTIN\Administrators'

Sets the owner of C:\Data to the local Administrators group.

PARAMETERS

-Account

The account name or SID that becomes the new item owner.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-LiteralPath

One or more filesystem paths used exactly as supplied. FileSystem objects bind to this parameter through their PSPath property.

Type: String[]
Parameter Sets: LiteralPath
Aliases: PSPath

Required: True
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters: False

-PassThru

Returns the persisted owner information for each changed item.

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Path

One or more filesystem paths. Wildcards are expanded by the FileSystem provider, and path strings can be supplied through the pipeline.

Type: String[]
Parameter Sets: Path
Aliases: FullName

Required: True
Position: 1
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByPropertyName, ByValue)
Accept wildcard characters: True

-SecurityDescriptor

A WindowsAccessControl.SecurityDescriptor object returned by Get-NTFSItemSecurityDescriptor with the Owner section loaded. When supplied, the owner is set on the descriptor in memory and the descriptor is returned; nothing is written until Set-NTFSItemSecurityDescriptor persists it.

Type: PSObject
Parameter Sets: SecurityDescriptor
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByValue)
Accept wildcard characters: False

-ThrottleLimit

Limits concurrently processed canonical paths. One requests deterministic sequential execution.

Type: Int32
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: [Math]::Max(1, [Math]::Min(8, [Environment]::ProcessorCount))
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Confirm

Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: cf

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-WhatIf

Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: wi

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

CommonParameters

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.

INPUTS

System.String

System.IO.FileSystemInfo

WindowsAccessControl.SecurityDescriptor

OUTPUTS

None

WindowsAccessControl.Owner

WindowsAccessControl.SecurityDescriptor

NOTES

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