programatically set windows dir perms

sde · 11-17-2005, 09:58 AM

anyone know how to set a directory to read/execute programatically either from a batch file or .NET ?

i'm trying to setup an IIS directory, but the internet user needs to be able to read/execute that directory. i think it's going to be too difficult to find the actual IIS user between different machines, .. but if i can set the 'Everyone' user to read/execute, that would probably do the trick.

AssKoala · 02-28-2006, 09:10 AM

http://www.ss64.com/nt/

Google search

I apologize as well, I didn't notice that this was from 2005 since it was at the top of the forum. Regardless, there's the answer. You can do anything and everything in the cmdline in Windows that a GUI does (as of Server 2003 or 2000 Server, iirc).

sde · 02-28-2006, 09:23 AM

ok, so something like this

Code:

CACLS C:\some_directory /E /G "IUSR_MYBOX":R

in the security tab of the gui, there is an option for read/execute, which is what i need for a php directory. in the first link, i don't see a permission for execute.

thanks. now i can modify the utility to do this instead of having extra instructions in the readme.

sde · 02-28-2006, 09:35 AM

awsome, i just tested it and the R does set a directory to read/exec.

Code:

CALCS C:\some_directory /E /G "IUSR_%COMPUTERNAME%:R

if a user ever changes their system name, the IUSR will be different, but oh well. better than nothing.

thanks again.