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TakeOwnerShip method of the Win32_ShortcutFile class

The TakeOwnerShip WMI class method obtains ownership of the logical file specified in the object path. If the logical file is actually a directory, then TakeOwnerShip acts recursively, taking ownership of all the files and subdirectories the directory contains.

This topic uses Managed Object Format (MOF) syntax. For more information about using this method, see Calling a Method.

Syntax

mof


uint32 TakeOwnerShip();

Parameters

This method has no parameters.

Return value

Return code	Description
0	The request was successful.
2	Access was denied.
8	An unspecified failure occurred.
9	The name specified was not valid.
10	The object specified already exists.
11	The file system is not NTFS.
12	The platform is not Windows 2000 or Windows NT.
13	The drive is not the same.
14	The directory is not empty.
15	There has been a sharing violation.
16	The start file specified was not valid.
17	A privilege required for the operation is not held.
21	A parameter specified is not valid.

Examples

For script code examples, see WMI Tasks for Scripts and Applications and the TechNet ScriptCenter Script Repository.

For C++ code examples, see WMI C++ Application Examples.

Requirements

Minimum supported client	Windows 2000 Professional [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server	Windows 2000 Server [desktop apps only]
Namespace	\root\CIMV2
MOF	Cimwin32.mof
DLL	Cimwin32.dll

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