How To Manage File System ACLs With PowerShell

I have tried How To Manage File System ACLs With PowerShell
link http://www.tomsitpro.com/articles/powershell-manage-file-system-acl,2-837.html

I am unable to get the last part to run any help will be appreciated
http://www.tomsitpro.com/articles/powershell-manage-file-system-acl,2-837.html

First part
((Get-Item c:\test).GetAccessControl('Access')).Access

Second part
[PS] C:\Windows\system32>((Get-ChildItem c:\test -Directory).GetAccessControl('Access')).Access
Get-ChildItem : A parameter cannot be found that matches parameter name 'Directory'.
At line:1 char:35
+ ((Get-ChildItem c:\test -Directory <<<< ).GetAccessControl('Access')).Access
+ CategoryInfo : InvalidArgument: (:) [Get-ChildItem], ParameterBindingException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : NamedParameterNotFound,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.GetChildItemCommand

Member_2_6474242Senior Systems AdministratorAsked: 2018-01-22

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oBdACommented: 2018-01-22

You're still running PowerShell 2.0, by now nearly nine years old.
Instead of "Get-ChildItem C:Homefolders -Directory", you can use

$HomeFolders = Get-ChildItem C:Homefolders | Where-Object {$_.PsIsContainer}

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Or, in your example,

((Get-ChildItem c:\test | Where-Object {$_.PsIsContainer}).GetAccessControl('Access')).Access

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Or upgrade PowerShell, if possible:
Windows Management Framework 5.1
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=54616

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Ben Personick (Previously QCubed)Lead Network EngineerCommented: 2018-01-22

Actually, I think I mistook your use of a parameter that is unsupported as if it was part of the directory path.

If not, then you need to wrap your directory path in quotes.

Second part
[PS] C:\Windows\system32>((Get-ChildItem c:\test -Directory).GetAccessControl('Access')).Access
Get-ChildItem : A parameter cannot be found that matches parameter name 'Directory'.
At line:1 char:35
+ ((Get-ChildItem c:\test -Directory <<<< ).GetAccessControl('Access')).Access
+ CategoryInfo : InvalidArgument: (:) [Get-ChildItem], ParameterBindingException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : NamedParameterNotFound,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.GetChildItemCommand

Becomes:

((Get-ChildItem "c:\test -Directory").GetAccessControl('Access')).Access

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Yeah my mistake, look at the answer above mine, quick read-through I did I didn't realize you were running into an issue of trying to run newer Powershell commands in an older PS environment, the above answer answers this succinctly.

Member_2_6474242Senior Systems AdministratorAuthor Commented: 2018-01-24

what i want to achieve is to set permissions to multiple folders on a shared network drive. The drive has folders with the id of users which is the logon name. Is there any working script that can get this done