Take ownership of a file in Windows Server 2012

Question

I am currently following the steps presented in this tutorial. At step 3 I am supposed to take ownership over the file svrmgrnc.dll in ´System32´. I am in Administrators group but in the security tab the button to edit those settings is disabled. TrustedInstaller is currently holding full control over the file. Usually I would expect that Administrators could take over every file. Additional info: It is a Domain Controller!

Solution

Open up an elevated command prompt, then: takeown /f "C:\windows\System32\svrmgrnc.dll"

Comments

[Stephane]

Why are you trying to follow a tutorial when the first line tells you that you don't need it any more because the vendor released a solution ?

[Stephane]

Did you try that from an elevated process ?

[Marius]

The vendor does not support a direct installation on Windows Server 2012. The only way is to install on a 2008 R2, apply RU13 und then upgrade the complete Server to 2012.