Files Edited and Saved with Word for Windows Change OwnershipLast reviewed: March 11, 1997Article ID: Q135359 |
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SYMPTOMIn Word for Windows, when you open a file owned by someone else, and modify and save the file, the file inherits your ownership ID. This symptom occurs if the file is saved on a NTFS partition and the owner of that file granted you the Modify permission for that file. Other programs may also exhibit the same symptom.
CAUSEWhen you save the file, Word deletes the original file and renames a temporary edit file that you own, to the original filename, making you the owner of the file.
How Word for Windows Changes File Ownership Under Windows NT NTFSWhen you open someone else's file, Word creates a new temporary file that contains a copy of the original and your edits. Windows NT uses the user ID that you logged on with to set the owner ID on the temporary file. When you save the file, Word deletes the original version of the document and renames the temporary file to the original name of the document making you the owner of this file.
WORKAROUNDTo work around this problem, save the file to a different filename. This prevents Word from deleting the orginal file.
MORE INFORMATIONWhen you save a file on a Windows NT NTFS partition, the file is assigned an owner ID. By default, the owner ID is your user ID because you created the file. By default, other users, even administrators, are denied access to your files or directories unless you grant them access permissions or file ownership is transferred. File ownership is transferred in one of the following ways:
For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
ARTICLE-ID: Q89247 TITLE : Information: How Word for Windows Uses Temporary Files |
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