Setting Permissions (File / registry)

Setting Permissions

Setting permission on the Files / Folders using cacls

Cacls FolderName Path / Filename with path /e /t /g :C

Other Options
CACLS filename [/T] [/E] [/C] [/G user:perm] [/R user [...]]
[/P user:perm [...]] [/D user [...]]
filename Displays ACLs.
/T Changes ACLs of specified files in
the current directory and all subdirectories.
/E Edit ACL instead of replacing it.
/C Continue on access denied errors.
/G user:perm Grant specified user access rights.
Perm can be: R Read
W Write
C Change (write)
F Full control
/R user Revoke specified user's access rights (only valid with /E).
/P user:perm Replace specified user's access rights.
Perm can be: N None
R Read
W Write
C Change (write)
F Full control
/D user Deny specified user access.
Wildcards can be used to specify more that one file in a command.
You can specify more than one user in a command.

Abbreviations:
CI - Container Inherit.
The ACE will be inherited by directories.
OI - Object Inherit.
The ACE will be inherited by files.
IO - Inherit Only.
The ACE does not apply to the current file/directory.

Setting Permissions on Registry using Subinacl.exe

Download here

Subinacl.exe /subkeyreg "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Key name" /grant=Users=F


the registry key should be in the format HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT not HKCR,
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE not HKLM


Posted By: Prasanna Kumar