SecDesc_Tool for Managing SharePoint Portal Server Security (321227)

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SecDesc_Tool is located on the SPS CD in the Support\Tools folder. SecDesc_Tool is a command-line tool. To use SecDesc_Tool, you must first bind to a URL. SecDesc_Tool accepts both HTTP and file style URLs, as in the following examples: -or- After you have connected to a URL, type ? for help.

The following is a summary of some of the commands:

• v
  Expands and displays the security descriptor for the item, expanding each ACE and resolving each SID.
• r
  Displays the security descriptor without expansion. This is the same information that is displayed when you first connect.
• V
  Same as v, but V expands roles.
• ? command
  Prints usage for a command. For example, ? d prints the following:

  Delete ace from DACL at specified index
  Usage: d #
  where: # - ACE's index
  eg: d 0
  					

• q
  Quits the tool.

Notes

To use SecDesc_Tool with exoledb.binder, exoledb must be present and registered on the computer. Because Microsoft does not recommend exoledb for remote use, the URL must also point to the local computer. If the URL does not also point to the local computer, you receive the following error message: If you use an incorrect URL, you receive the following error message: For additional information about tools that are included with SPS, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: