Our quality system dictates that in each indiviudal project directory we have to create a folder with Add&Read Rights only.
This is very time consuming.
I want to right a VB program that can
search the projects directory for any folders named SAFEDOCxxx where xxx is a numeric number.
Then I want to re-assign is rights to say Domain Users - Add & Read instead of Full rights.
How would I approach this in VB. Is it possible?
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XCACLS.vbs (the Extended Change Access Control List tool) is a Visual Basic Script that performs the duties you wish to do as-is. If you wanted to, you could easily modify it for additional/different functionality.
See the description and download it here:
http://support.microsoft.c
hi ,
refer to this http://www.sysinternals.co
and for remote machine i think logging is the problem ,to solve this map other machine drive on your machine by using proper rights.
and as mention above you can also use WMI for this.
Thanks for the advice, after going through the options, I feel it is better to expand on the issues.
The folder & file permissions will have already been created, with its security inherited.
Domain Users Full Access This Folder, Filese & Subfolders.
I then need to allow a group of users (e.g domain users) the following permissions.
Domain Users Read, Write & Execute This Folder Only
Domain Users Read & Execute Files & subfolders only
I am having problems trying to understand how I can set permissions on "This folder only" and also the "Files only" i.e the ones contained within the folder.
I have tried SetACL but with not much success as there seems a limited amount of documentation.
I have had the most success with XCACLS as an exe. I have not tried using the VBS form. However I cannot replicate the exact file/folder permissions.
Also there are numerous SAFEDOC directories, some as sub directories rather than in the root.
Many thanks in advance
well the first thing you need to do is clear inheritance...
if folder a has security a, then subfolder b inherits that security, when a changes, be "changes" (no actual change occurs but the behavior is as if changes where made) Every subfolder would need a copy of the permissions as you want them prior to modifying the parent directories ACL
I object. I feel the original question has been addressed by several suggestions, including a VB script.
"I want to right a VB program that can
[...]
How would I approach this in VB. Is it possible?"
The question grew to encompass the detail of inheritence, which the "experts" were either at a loss to explain or felt it went beyond the scope of the original question.
Perhaps a distribution of points, with 1/2 refunded or similar?
I have given some points for the assistance but Venabili comments are very true. The original question
did not include inheritances but I am sure that experts in this area would have probably realised that this would have come into play.
I posted comments which were not answered.
I am still struggling along, but have decided to try on my own!
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by: Hit_MNPosted on 2006-02-07 at 02:51:26ID: 15890896
I suggest you to have a look to this:
SetACL
http://setacl.sourceforge.
that is also available as an ActiveX control.
From the site:
"[...] SetACL is a set of routines for managing Windows permissions (ACLs) from the command line, from scripts and from programs. These routines can be used from various container or interface programs. Currently there exist a command line version to be used in batch files or scripts and an ActiveX control (SetACL.ocx) which can be used from any COM-enabled language (VB, WSH scripts, ...). "
HTH
Marco