OK Guru's, how do I delete this folder?

[jtr8178]

I have a folder I created on a ReadyNAS 2100, but I can't delete it. I've tried the following from elevated command prompts:

~ cacls W:\Charleston /g username:F <--- Results in Access is denied
~ icacls W:\Charleston /grant username:F <--- Results in Access is denied
~ takeown /f W:\Charleston /r <---- Results in ERROR: Access is denied
~ takeown /s [my_computer_name] /f W:\Charleston /r <---- Results in ERROR: Access is denied
~ takeown /a /f W:\Charleston <--- ERROR: Access is denied
~ Added myself as Full Control permission on root directory (W, tried everything again, no change.


I'm doing all this from a command prompt since none of the right-click and permission windows will let me do anything.

With this being a ReadyNAS, maybe I just need to reset everything in there? I'll play around...

 

[Mackintire]

Try restarting the box first.

If this is some kind of Linux OS, don't you have to run your commands as sudo?

 

[jtr8178]

I'll give it a reboot later tonight/early morning when users aren't doing stuff from it ... Hopefully that will fix it.

 

[Tee]

ReadyNas runs a closed Linux OS.

I think you can map a drive as root to windows and than add full control as root over the folder. I believe I have done this before on a ReadyNas.

I am not a huge fan of these devices however they are pretty.........$%^& <--

I think their is a way to also SSH in to the appliance and you can delete it that way as well.

 

[boylazer]

Linux:
rm -f

Windows:
DEL /F /S /Q /A "Full Path of Folder\*"

don't forget to run cmd with Administrator or sudo on Linxu

 

[sir fr00bsalot]

Map the drive then run from elevated cmd:

rmdir /s foldername

If the folder name has a space in it, then change foldername to "folder name" with the quotes around the name.