In Microsoft Windows, cacls
and its replacement, icacls
, native command-line utilities capable of displaying and modifying the security descriptors on folders and files.[1][2] 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.
The ReactOS cacls command | |
Developer(s) | Microsoft, Thomas Weidenmueller |
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Initial release | 1994, 28–29 years ago |
Operating system | Microsoft Windows, ReactOS |
Type | Command |
License | Windows: Proprietary commercial software ReactOS: GNU Lesser General Public License |
Website | docs |
The cacls.exe utility is a deprecated command line editor of directory and file security descriptors in Windows NT 3.5 and later operating systems of the Windows NT family.[3] Microsoft has produced the following newer utilities, some also subsequently deprecated, that offer enhancements to support changes introduced with version 3.0 of the NTFS filesystem:
The ReactOS version was developed by Thomas Weidenmueller and is licensed under the GNU Lesser General Public License.[15]
Developer(s) | Microsoft |
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Initial release | 2007, 15–16 years ago |
Operating system | Microsoft Windows |
Type | Command |
License | Proprietary commercial software |
Website | docs |
Stands for Integrity Control Access Control List.[citation needed] Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 and later include icacls, an in-box command-line utility that can display, modify, backup and restore ACLs for files and folders, as well as to set integrity levels and ownership in Vista and later versions.[16] It is not a complete replacement for cacls, however. For example, it does not support Security Descriptor Definition Language (SDDL) syntax directly via command line parameters (only via the /restore option).