Date: Sat, 28 Aug 1999 16:56:23 -0700 From: Kent Stewart <kstewart@3-cities.com> To: Damien Tougas <dtougas@converging.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: I HATE WINDOWS NT... Message-ID: <37C87727.190FB490@3-cities.com> References: <199908282306.RAA25684@brutus.converging.net>
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Have you tried something like drive copy from the Partition Magic people. It runs outside of NT. Kent Damien Tougas wrote: > > > > Sorry, I know that this might not be the best place for this, > > > but I need to vent to someone who might understand. The more > > > I use windows the more it makes me mad. > > > > > > What have I been bitten by today you might ask? Why is it the > > > 'administrator' cannot have access to user files without explicitly > > > giving himself access rights? This is creating an administration > > > nightmare for me. If only I had adequate command line tools, I > > > could write a script that could take care of the problem. Of course > > > I could buy a command line app for about $300, but to me, that tool > > > should be included by default with a server OS. > > > > Where I come from, that would be called spying and that is a federal > > offense :). > > The situation is this: > I have a new hard drive that was previously used for user files. It has > filled up. I purchased a new drive that is much larger, and want to > now use this as my user file space. The system will not let me move > or copy files unless I am owner and have explicit read/write access. This > is just general system administration duties, not spying. > > > Have you tried giving yourself backup operator priviledges. You can > > manage the files but not look at them. > > Does not work. I bascially know how to acheive my goals, the reason > for this post was to express my frustration when it comes to getting > complex tasks done with a GUI, and very limited command line tools. > It is just my way of showing a growing appreciation for my FreeBSD > endeavours. > > I appreciate your input none the less. > > Damien Tougas. > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message -- Kent Stewart Richland, WA mailto:kstewart@3-cities.com http://www.3-cities.com/~kstewart/index.html SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) @ Home http://setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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