Viewing and Modifying Windows NT Access Control List Permissions from INTERIX, Using CACLS (246418)

The information in this article applies to:

Interix 2.2.1
Interix 2.2.2
Interix 2.2.3
Interix 2.2.4

This article was previously published under Q246418

SUMMARY

This article explains how to modify the Microsoft Windows NT Access Control List (ACL) from INTERIX by using the CACLS utility.

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To modify ACL permissions from INTERIX, use the alias command to run CACLS:

$alias cacls="$WINDIR/system32/CACLS.EXE"

CACLS is a Windows NT utility that allows you to work from the command line to view and modify file and directory permissions on NTFS volumes.

For more information about using the CACLS utility, type cacls.exe at the command prompt, or query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without spaces):

CACLS

Modification Type:	Major	Last Reviewed:	7/31/2001
Keywords:	kbinfo KB246418