Quincy Center for Technical Education
Computer Technology Department

Cacls

Displays or modifies access control lists (ACLs) of files.

cacls filename [/t] [/e] [/c] [/g user:perm] [/r user [...]] [/p user:perm [...]] [/d user [...]]

Parameters

filename

Displays ACLs of specified files.

/t

Changes ACLs of specified files in the current directory and all subdirectories.

/e

Edits an ACL instead of replacing it.

/c

Continues changing ACLs, ignoring errors.

/g user:perm

Grant specified user access rights. Perm can be:

n None

r Read

c Change (Write)

f Full Control

/r user

Revoke specified user access rights.

/p user:perm

Replace specified user access rights. Perm can be:

n None

r Read

c Change (Write)

f Full Control

/d user

Denies specified user access.

You can specify more than one file or user in a command.