cacls.exe is a part of Windows Vista.
Relate to: Security, File system, Console
Default location: %WinDir%\System32\cacls.exe
Useful information about: cacls.exe
Description: Control ACLs Program
Version: 6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205)
Size: 25600 (25K)
MD5: 6F93DDCC30701ADE4F178869DF33C05E
Cacls.exe displays or modifies access control lists (ACLs) of files.
NOTE: Cacls is now deprecated, please use Icacls.
CACLS filename [/T] [/M] [/L] [/S[: SDDL]] [/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.
/L Work on the Symbolic Link itself versus the target
/M Changes ACLs of volumes mounted to a directory
/S Displays the SDDL string for the DACL.
/S: SDDL Replaces the ACLs with those specified in the SDDL string
(not valid with /E, /G, /R, /P, or /D).
/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.
Abbreviations:
CI - Container Inherit.
The ACE will be inherited by directories.
OI - Object Inherit.
The ACE will be inherited by files.
IO - Inherit Only.
The ACE does not apply to the current file/directory.
ID - Inherited.
The ACE was inherited from the parent directory's ACL.
Read more: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/135268
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Constantly updated. Last update:
October 13 2008
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