Setting file permissions from command line in windows

[problem]

You want to modify permissions in Windows from the DOS prompt command line.

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[solution]

Use cacls

cacls /?

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[example]

Here are the commands to modify MS Windows/DOS files and directories.

• Display file permissions. Replace filename with your file name.

> cacls filename ...filename            NT AUTHORITYSYSTEM:F PCxxxxxxxxxxxxAdmin:F

• Modify permissions. Here we are granting full access to the user, replace user with desired user name.

> cacls filename /E /G user:F processed file: C:...filename

• Here we see the permissions have been reset:

> cacls filename ...filename           PCxxxxxxxxxuser:F NT AUTHORITYSYSTEM:F PCxxxxxxxxxxxxxAdmin:F

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