Displays or modifies discretionary access control list (DACL) files.

Syntax

cacls FileName [/t] [/e] [/c] [/g User:permission] [/r User [...]] [/p User:permission [...]] [/d User [...]]

Parameters

FileName   : Required. Displays DACLs of specified files.

/t   : Changes DACLs of specified files in the current directory and all subdirectories.

/e   : Edits a DACL instead of replacing it.

/c   : Continues to change DACLs, ignoring errors.

/g   User : permission   : Grants access rights to the specified user. The following table lists valid values for permission.

Value	Description
n	None
r	Read
w	Write
c	Change (Write)
f	Full Control

/r   User   : Revokes access rights for the specified user.

/p   User : permission   : Replaces access rights for the specified user. The following table lists valid values for permission.

Value	Description
n	None
r	Read
w	Write
c	Change (Write)
f	Full Control

/d   User   : Denies access for the specified user.

/?   : Displays help at the command prompt.

Remarks

• Use the following table to interpret the results.

  Output	ACE applies to
  OI	This folder and files
  CI	This folder and subfolders
  IO	The ACE does not apply to the current file/directory.
  No output message	This folder only
  (IO)(CI)	This folder, subfolders and files
  (OI)(CI)(IO)	Subfolders and files only
  (CI)(IO)	Subfolders only
  (OI)(IO)	Files only

• You can use wildcards (that is, ? and *) to specify multiple files.

• You can specify more than one user.

Formatting legend

Format	Meaning
Italic	Information that the user must supply
Bold	Elements that the user must type exactly as shown
Ellipsis (...)	Parameter that can be repeated several times in a command line
Between brackets ([])	Optional items
Between braces ({}); choices separated by pipe (|). Example: {even|odd}	Set of choices from which the user must choose only one
Courier font	Code or program output

Command-line reference A-Z