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dumpacl

Use the dumpacl program to view the elements of an object’s security descriptor. A security descriptor contains data and security information for a securable object in Windows. For more information search for security descriptors at:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/

This program is useful, for example, when configuring the _homedir_acl attribute for Microsoft Windows NT target systems, or creating Notes ID files for Lotus Notes users.

Usage

Run dumpacl with the following arguments:

dumpacl.exe [-dacl] [-sacl] [-owner] [-group] [-share] <filepath>

Argument

Description

<filepath>

Specifies the path to the object.

-dacl

Displays the DACL (discretionary access control list) for the object.

-sacl

Displays the SACL (systems access control list) for the object.

-owner

Displays the object’s owner.

-group

Displays the object’s primary group.

-share

Indicates that the filepath is a network share.

See also

dumpsid is a similar program used to view an object’s security identifier (SID).