windows server 2008 r2 - Set Owner of Directory and Sub Containers in C# -

when setting owner of preexisting folder in server 2008 r2, there way make propagate of sub containers under object? can in properties diag, not see switch this.

i looking way avoid recusing through sub containers this.

this code switch owner top level directory.

directoryinfo mydirectoryinfo = new directoryinfo("path here"); directorysecurity mydirectorysecurity = mydirectoryinfo.getaccesscontrol();  system.security.principal.identityreference myowner =      new system.security.principal.ntaccount("target owner account"); mydirectorysecurity.setowner(myowner);  mydirectoryinfo.setaccesscontrol(mydirectorysecurity); 

there no overload provide you.

but following code that:

directoryinfo directoryinfo = new directoryinfo(path); var directories = directoryinfo.enumeratedirectories("*.*", searchoption.alldirectories); foreach (var directory in directories) {     // set owner                 } 

note use enumeratedirectories instead of directory.getdirectories, return instantly if there 1000's of directories.