File Creation on an NTFS Volume May Not Work Even If You Have the SeRestorePrivilege (303873)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP1
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP2
Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP1
Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP2
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP2

This article was previously published under Q303873

SYMPTOMS

A user call to OpenEncryptedFileRaw to restore a file may generate an "access denied" error message if:

You have the SeRestorePrivilege.
The file that you want to restore already exists.
The file that you want to restore is on an NTFS volume and it is encrypted.
You do not have permission to access the file.

You should be able to restore the file even if you do not have permission to access the file because you have SeRestorePrivilege access.

CAUSE

Ntfs.sys incorrectly checks the user permission when a file is opened for overwriting.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

260910 How to Obtain the Latest Windows 2000 Service Pack

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:

   Date          Time   Version         Size     File name
   ------------------------------------------------------
   7/13/2001   06:39p   5.0.2195.3853   512,304   Ntfs.sys

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Windows 2000 Service Pack 3.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about how to obtain a hotfix for Windows 2000 Datacenter Server, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

265173 The Datacenter Program and Windows 2000 Datacenter Server Product

For additional information about how to install multiple hotfixes with only one reboot, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

296861 Use QChain.exe to Install Multiple Hotfixes with One Reboot

For additional information about how to install Windows 2000 and Windows 2000 hotfixes at the same time, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

249149 Installing Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows 2000 Hotfixes

Modification Type:	Minor	Last Reviewed:	9/26/2005
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