>>>>Hi All, does anyone know how to get the owner of a file resident on a Windows 2003 server ?
>>>>
>>>>I've tried using the FileInfo / FileSecurity / IdentityReference classes and invoking the GetOwner() method but it always returns "Builtin\Administrators"
>>>
>>>Why do you think what it is returning is wrong? I just tested a few of them using those classes and it returned the correct owner. I verified it by going into Explorer, right-clicking on the file and selecting Properties > Security > Advanced > Owner
>>>
>>>

>>>// using System.Security.AccessControl;
>>>// using System.Security.Principal;
>>>
>>>var fileInfo = new FileInfo (@"C:\Windows\System32\capiprovider.dll");
>>>var fileAccessControl = fileInfo.GetAccessControl();
>>>var identityReference = fileAccessControl.GetOwner(typeof(NTAccount));
>>>// Contains file owner
>>>// identityReference.Value
>>>

>>
>>Hi Paul, I created a couple of txt files logged in as me, I ran the prog and it returned Builtin\Administrators - I checked using Explorer props and it's the same info - guess it might be permissions ?
>
>There is a nice article here:
>http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/cc163885.aspx
>
>This example returns the same as you are seeing:
>http://codeidol.com/csharp/csharpckbk2/Security/Obtaining-Security-Audit-Information/

Thanks Tracey - I will read them later