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Cacls

In Microsoft Windows, cacls, and its replacement icacls, are native command-line utilities that can display and modify the security descriptors on files and folders. An access-control list is a list of permissions for securable object, such as a file or folder, that controls who can access it. The cacls command is also available on ReactOS.

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Developers
Microsoft, Thomas Weidenmueller
License
Windows: Proprietary commercial software ReactOS: GNU Lesser General Public License
Operating system
Microsoft Windows, ReactOS
Release
1994, 31–32 years ago
Type
Command

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Cacls

Icacls

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Cacls

Nodes19
Edges18
Triples34
Avg. degree1.89
Density0.105263
Components1

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Cacls

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related to cacls · 15
Cacls → Delete, Execute, Get-Acl, Microsoft, NTFS, PowerShell, Resource Kit, Set-Acl, SP2, SubInAcl, Take Ownership, The, Windows, Windows NT, Windows Server
related to icacls · 11
Cacls → ACLs, For, Integrity Control Access Control, It, List, SDDL, Security Descriptor Definition Language, Service Pack, Stands, Vista, Windows Server
related to External links · 2
Cacls → Microsoft Docs, Microsoft Docsicacls
Developers · 1
Cacls → Microsoft, Thomas Weidenmueller
License · 1
Cacls → Windows: Proprietary commercial software ReactOS: GNU Lesser General Public License
Operating system · 1
Cacls → Microsoft Windows, ReactOS
Release · 1
Cacls → 1994, 31–32 years ago
Type · 1
Cacls → Command
Website · 1
Cacls → docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/cacls

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icacls windows microsoft reactos also files security command folders utility later replacement command-line utilities display modify descriptors list permissions file

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
CaclsDevelopersMicrosoft, Thomas Weidenmueller1.00infobox
CaclsLicenseWindows: Proprietary commercial software ReactOS: GNU Lesser General Public License1.00infobox
CaclsOperating systemMicrosoft Windows, ReactOS1.00infobox
CaclsRelease1994, 31–32 years ago1.00infobox
CaclsTypeCommand1.00infobox
CaclsWebsitedocs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/cacls1.00infobox
Caclsrelated to caclsThe0.60section
Caclsrelated to caclsWindows NT0.60section
Caclsrelated to caclsMicrosoft0.60section
Caclsrelated to caclsNTFS0.60section
Caclsrelated to caclsWindows0.60section
Caclsrelated to caclsExecute0.60section

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