DOCUMENT:Q150911 09-AUG-2001 [winnt] TITLE :CACLS Output Cannot Be Redirected PRODUCT :Microsoft Windows NT PROD/VER::3.51 SP5,4.0 SP2 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:kbtool ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.51 SP5, 4.0 SP2 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 3.51 SP5, 4.0 SP2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SYMPTOMS ======== When you try to redirect the output of CACLS to a file, the resulting information is incomplete. For example, the display output of "cacls c:\" is: c:\ BUILTIN\Administrators:(OI)(CI)F Everyone:(OI)(CI)C CREATOR OWNER:(OI)(CI)F NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM:(OI)(CI)F If you redirect the ouput with "cacls c:\ >file.out," File.out only contains the following: \:(OI)(CI)F :(OI)(CI)C :(OI)(CI)F \:(OI)(CI)F CAUSE ===== With Service Pack 2 for Windows NT 4.0 and Service Pack 5 for Windows NT 3.51, Cacls.exe was modified to handle extended characters. This modification required output routines that cannot be redirected. RESOLUTION ========== Use Cacls.exe that ships with the Windows NT 4.0 CD-ROM or use XCACLS from the Windows NT Server Resource Kit with Update 1. NOTE: Xcacls.exe is located in the folder where you installed the Windows NT Resource Kit; the default location is C:\Ntreskit. On the Resource Kit CD, it is located in the following folder: D:\\Netadmin where D: is your CDROM drive and is your computer platform, such as i386 or Alpha. MORE INFORMATION ================ For more information, please see the following article(s) in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: Q142661Cacls.exe May Report Errors when Handling Extended Characters Additional query words: 4.00 prodnt ====================================================================== Keywords : kbtool Technology : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNTW400search kbWinNT351search kbWinNT400search kbWinNTW351search kbWinNTW400sp2 kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS400sp2 kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS351search kbWinNTS351sp5 kbWinNTW351sp5 Version : :3.51 SP5,4.0 SP2 ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. Copyright Microsoft Corporation 2001.