DOCUMENT:Q245015 06-AUG-2002 [winnt] TITLE :How to Use Xcacls.exe to Print Folder and File Permissions. PRODUCT :Microsoft Windows NT PROD/VER:winnt:4.0 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS: ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY ======= This article describes how to print all folder and file permissions from one folder using the Xcacls.exe utility that is included in Microsoft Windows NT Resource Kit. MORE INFORMATION ================ You can use the Xcacls.exe utility to print the permissions for files and folders contained in a folder, but you cannot print the permissions for folders and files contained in the subfolders. To use the Xcacls.exe utility, follow these steps: 1. From the folder in which you installed the Windows NT Resource Kit, copy the Xcacls.exe file to the root folder in which you would like to print permissions 2. At the command prompt, type the following line, and then press ENTER XCACLS *.* > C:\.txt where is the file name that you want to use for the folder and file permissions. NOTE: The default installation location for the Windows NT Resource Kit is C:\NTreskit. On the Windows NT Resource Kit CD-ROM, the Xcacls.exe file is located in D:\platform\Netadmin, where D is the letter of your CD-ROM drive and platform is your computer platform, such as i386 or Alpha. Additional query words: ntfs access acl ====================================================================== Keywords : Technology : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNT400search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS400 Version : winnt:4.0 Issue type : kbinfo ============================================================================= 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 2002.