Planetarion Forums - Windows 2000: can you change rights from the commandline?

Structural Integrity · 8 Apr 2003, 15:38

I've been thinking, can you change rights on folders and files from the commandline? It'd be quite neat for batch files and stuff.

Androme · 8 Apr 2003, 23:59

i take it google failed...? have you tried the Microsoft Database Article fingyamagjic n the newsgroups on msn too?

Atamur · 9 Apr 2003, 01:28

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Originally posted by Structural Integrity
I've been thinking, can you change rights on folders and files from the commandline? It'd be quite neat for batch files and stuff.

cacls command does that.

Code:

Displays or modifies access control lists (ACLs) of files

CACLS filename [/T] [/E] [/C] [/G user:perm] [/R user [...]]
               [/P user:perm [...]] [/D user [...]]
   filename      Displays ACLs.
   /T            Changes ACLs of specified files in
                 the current directory and all subdirectories.
   /E            Edit ACL instead of replacing it.
   /C            Continue on access denied errors.
   /G user:perm  Grant specified user access rights.
                 Perm can be: R  Read
                              W  Write
                              C  Change (write)
                              F  Full control
   /R user       Revoke specified user's access rights (only valid with /E).
   /P user:perm  Replace specified user's access rights.
                 Perm can be: N  None
                              R  Read
                              W  Write
                              C  Change (write)
                              F  Full control
   /D user       Deny specified user access.
Wildcards can be used to specify more that one file in a command.
You can specify more than one user in a command.