Error Copying Administrator Profile to Default user

[Katy]

I'm having a problem with the above which hasn't happened before. When I try to copy the Administrator profile to C:\documents and settings\default user (logged on as different user with Admin rights), I get the message "Failed to set security on destination profile. Error - Access Denied."

Help!! Thanks.

Kate

 

[linney]

Are you running into problems with the Administrator folder having Encrypted Files or folders that have "make your folders private" setting selected?

Maybe if you show all hidden and system files and check permissions or/and Take Ownership of all the files and folders it might help?

HOW TO: Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XP (Q308421)

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q308/4/21.asp

298399 - HOW TO: Set the My Documents Folder as "Private" in Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;298399&FR=1&PA=1&SD=HSCH

307286 - You Cannot Select the "Make This Folder Private" Option

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;307286&FR=1&PA=1&SD=HSCH

308993 - HOW TO: Remove File Encryption in Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308993&FR=1&PA=1&SD=HSCH

227575 - Cannot Copy Current User Profile

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;227575&FR=1&PA=1&SD=HSCH

811151 - How to Copy User Data to a New User Profile

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;811151&FR=1&PA=1&SD=HSCH

 

[bcastner]

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;156568

IS the profile a you are try to set/copy have as its target a remote computer?

 

[Katy]

I've tried linney's suggestions and nothing seems to work. And to bcastner, no, it's not a remote pc, it's the same pc and this is the first time we've run into this problem.

Kate

 

[bcastner]

Why not assert ownership on the Documents and Settings folder?

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308421

 

[mainegeek]

Katy,

Is the Administrator password protected?

Try booting in safe mode, log on as Administrator and try copying it again.

 

[mainegeek]

Katy,
Kinda curious as to why......

 

[linney]

Failed to set security on destination profile. Error - Access Denied."

What are the permissions on the Default User folder?
Can you access that folder yourself?

Permissions and security descriptors. (Help and Support article)

Every container and object on the network has a set of access control information attached to it. Known as a security descriptor, this information controls the type of access allowed to users and groups. The security descriptor is automatically created along with the container or object that is created. A typical example of an object with a security descriptor is a file.

Permissions are defined within an object's security descriptor. Permissions are associated with, or assigned to, specific users and groups. For example, for the file Temp.dat, the Administrator group might be assigned Read, Write, and Delete permissions, while the Operator group might be assigned Read and Write permissions only.

Each assignment of permissions to a user or group is known as a permission entry, or access control entry (ACE). The entire set of permission entries in a security descriptor is known as a permission set. Thus, for the file Temp.dat, the permission set includes two permission entries: one for the Administrator group and one for the Operator group.

security descriptor.

A data structure that contains security information associated with a protected object. Security descriptors include information about who owns the object, who can access it and in what way, and what types of access will be audited.
See also: permission, discretionary access control list (DACL), group, object, system access control list (SACL)

 

[sab4you]

you cannot copy all of a profile once you have logged into that profile.

So, you will need 3 accounts to perform this operation
1) the source admin account
2) the destination account
3) the temporary account

Reboot your computer and log into #3

From #3, you can copy the profile from #1 over the profile of #2. Then log off use #3 and log into #2 and it should have the same profile as #1