The SECEDIT command does not set the access control lists on all the folders that are listed in a security template (834424)

CAUSE

This problem may occur if one of the folders that is listed in the security template has a long name (that includes the folder's path). The ACL is correctly set on this folder, but the ACL is not set on the subsequent folders in the template's list.

For example, the list of folders in the "File Security" section of the security template may be similar to the following list of folders:

[File Security]
"Folder1","ace"
"Folder2_With _A_Long_Name","ace"
"Folder3","ace"
"Folder4","ace"

Secedit sets the ACL for Folder2_With _A_Long_Name, but Folder3 and Folder4 do not have the ACL set.

RESOLUTION

Hotfix information

A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that this article describes. Apply it only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

File information

The English version of this has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.

  Date         Time   Version        Size     File name
  ------------------------------------------------------
  30-Dec-2003  02:02  5.0.2195.6862  259,856  Scesrv.dll

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, create a new security template for each folder that has a long name. If the list of folders in your security template includes folders that have long folder names, the first long folder name already has its ACL set. You can create a new security template for the subsequent folders. For each long folder name that appears in your security template, you can create a new security template for the subsequent folders.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about the secedit command and security templates, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

216735 Methods Used to Apply Security Settings Throughout an Enterprise

For additional information about how hotfix packages are named, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

816915 New File Naming Schema for Microsoft Windows Software Update Packages

For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824684 Description of the Standard Terminology That Is Used to Describe Microsoft Software Updates