Take-SystemOwnerShipAndAllowModify

  • 15 May 2023
  • Sean Huggans
Description: 

Take ownership as system and grant system modify of a file

Language: 
PowerShell
Usage Type: 
Packaging Function
Script Source: 
Function Take-SystemOwnerShipAndAllowModify ($FilePath) {
    ########################################
    # Take ownership as system and grant system modify of a file
    # Function Date: 23.5.7.1
    # Function By: Sean Huggans
    ########################################
    Try {
        $AccountObject = New-Object -TypeName System.Security.Principal.NTAccount -ArgumentList 'SYSTEM'
        $SSFile = Get-Item -path $FilePath
        $ACL = Get-Acl -Path $SSFile.FullName
        $ACL.SetOwner($AccountObject)
        $SystemAccessRule = New-Object System.Security.AccessControl.FileSystemAccessRule("SYSTEM","Modify","Allow")
        $ACL.AddAccessRule($SystemAccessRule)
        Set-Acl -Path $SSFile.FullName -AclObject $ACL -ErrorAction Stop
        Log-Action -Message "Successfully took ownership and allowed modify on the provided file ""$($FilePath)""."
        return $true
    } catch {
        Log-Action -Message "Failed to take ownership and allow modify on the provided file ""$($FilePath)"" ($($PSItem.ToString()))!"
        return $false
    }
}
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