Permissions Tools and Settings

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Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2

Permissions Tools and Settings

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This section contains information about the tools that are associated with permissions.

Permissions Tools

The following tools are associated with permissions.

Permcopy.exe: Share Permissions Copy

Category

This tool is included in Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit Tools.

Version compatibility

This tool is compatible with computers running Windows XP Professional or Windows Server 2003.

Share Permissions Copy is a command-line tool that copies share-level permissions (Full Control, Read, and Change) from one share to another.

To find more information about Share Permissions Copy, see “Permcopy.exe” in “Resource Kit Tools” in the Tools and Settings Collection.

Perms.exe: User File Permissions Tool

Category

This tool is included in Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit Tools.

Version compatibility

This tool is compatible with computers running Windows Server 2003.

The User File Permissions Tool is a command-line tool that displays user access permissions for a file or directory on an NTFS file system volume. It queries the permissions that are associated with a specific access control entry (ACE), displaying only the permissions that are granted by that particular ACE.

To find more information about the User File Permissions Tool, see “Perms.exe” in “Resource Kit Tools” in the Tools and Settings Collection.

Takeown.exe: Take Ownership

Category

This tool ships with Windows Server 2003.

Version compatibility

This tool is compatible with computers running Windows Server 2003.

Take Ownership is a command-line tool that displays or modifies discretionary access control lists (DACLs) on specified files.

To find more information about “Take Ownership,” see “Takeown” in “Command-line reference A-Z” in Help and Support Center in Windows Server 2003.