xcacls

[SQLScholar]

Hey all,

I cant work out what i am doing wrong.

If i go to cmd then type

"c:\program files\ims\xcacls.exe" "c:\program files\ims\" /G users:F

and i get back

ERROR: the filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect

Cant work out what is wrong. what i am trying to do use use Xcalc (currently stored in c:\program files\ims\ to give full access to that same directory to users (every user on the domain). I am sure i had this working ten minutes ago?

Many thanks

Dan

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No D, just plank - and its not my fault

 

[porkchopexpress]

Try C:\progra~1\ins\

 

[porkchopexpress]

I don't tend to specify the location of CACLS whan i run it, i did this about 20 mins ago to alter permissions on some user folders.

cacls d:\users\test1 /t /c /g "Domain Admins":f System:f

 

[SQLScholar]

porkchopexpress,

If i type

"c:\program files\ims\xcacls.exe" "c:\program files\ims\"

I get the breakdown of rights, so its not the fact i dont use the ~.

Also if i dont specify where xcacls.exe how does it know where to look (later this will be scripted so i cant transverse to it).

Thanks

Dan

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There are 2 types of computer, the prototype and the obsolete!!
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No D, just plank - and its not my fault

 

[SQLScholar]

Sorted it by using the vbs of xcacls rather the the EXE odd....

dan

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There are 2 types of computer, the prototype and the obsolete!!
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No D, just plank - and its not my fault

 

[porkchopexpress]

If you open CMD and type cacls /? it will list all of the switches, it knows where the exe is. When you run CACLS from a .bat file it's just the same as the script runs in a command window.

Try it.

 

[SQLScholar]

but how would it know where it is as the xcalcs is on a network path (would not have been installed on all the machines).

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There are 2 types of computer, the prototype and the obsolete!!
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No D, just plank - and its not my fault

 

[porkchopexpress]

Sorry i've been refreing to CACLS which is located in the system32 dir not XCACLS.

 

[porkchopexpress]

As you can see in this link if you use CACLS in bat files you can do it this way.

http://techrepublic.com.com/5100-1035_11-1050976.html#