ACL Reset Tool

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ACL Reset is a command-line tool that resets the access control lists used by the SMS Server Connection account and by remote site systems to access the site server. ACL Reset does not reset access permissions to non-SMS objects. You can find the ACL Rest tool (ACLreset.exe) in the SMS\bin\1386\<language> folder.

ACL Reset is a repair tool and an important recovery tool. During a recovery operation, Recovery Expert tasks direct you to use this tool primarily to perform the following tasks:

  • Create a new SMS Server Connection account, even if it is recreated with the same name. This ensures that SMS processes that rely on the SMS Server Connection account have the correct permissions to objects on the site server.

  • Restore the SMS or NAL registry key, or any subkeys under them.

  • Restore the SMS folder tree, or any files or subdirectories under it.

You also must use ACL Reset when performing operations such as:

  • Changing the SMS Server Connection Account.

  • Resetting the SMS Server Connection Account.

For more information about using ACL Reset and ACL Reset syntax, see the SMS Help.

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