+1. I've seen this on folders used by MS updates to store their decompressed files in during the install. Taking ownership of them allowed me to delete them. The error message was that they were 'in use'.
From: Andy Shook [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 1:47 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Account Unknown profiles Joe, Check your permissions on those files "in use" . When I've seen this in the past, it was due to the account I was logged in with didn't have full control of the file(s) in question. In that case, I would take ownership of said files, modify permissions as needed, then kill it. IME, those files were never in use via some process. My $.02, Shook (BTW, its good to be back...had to take three months off due to a killer 1st quarter) From: Joe Heaton [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 12:36 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Account Unknown profiles Server 2k3 I've got a couple profiles on my server that are listed as Account Unknown. The delete button is greyed out for them. I'd like to delete them, but can't figure out how. When I look under C:\Documents and Settings, I see two folders there for personnel that have not been with the organization for a couple of years now. I'm assuming that these profile folders are the ones showing up as Account Unknown, since they are not listed otherwise under the Profile list. I tried to manually delete the folders themselves, but get an error saying the NTUSER.DAT is being used by another user or program. Any ideas on how I can get rid of these? Thanks, Joe Heaton AISA Employment Training Panel 1100 J Street, 4th Floor Sacramento, CA 95814 (916) 327-5276 [email protected] ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
