There was a folder that had a trailing space that i could not delete. When I went to check the permissions on the file, there was no security tab (mstsc into the virtual server). I tried using some utilities like cacls and subinacl but those keep saying access is denied. I think I might have been able to get rid of the trailing space, but i still cannot access the folder or change any permissions. Any help you be great. Thanks!

Hi, Have you tried deleting it from the command prompt del "filename_end_inspace " -- Mike Burr

check if the security tab is still missing after a reboot (seen this before, reboot sometimes fixed it) also try to see if chkdsk reports any ntfs errors

This is an article about the del command and all its option: http://www.computerhope.com/delhlp.htm Have a look to these options. This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties or guarantees , and confers no rights.

You can also use Xcacls.exe to modify and to view NTFS permissions for files or folders. This step-by-step article describes how to use the Extended Change Access Control List tool (Xcacls.exe) to modify and to view NTFS permissions for files or folders: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;318754 This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties or guarantees , and confers no rights.

Turned out that the folder was "in use". Went to shares>open files> and closed it out and I was able to delete it just fine. Thanks for the pointers!