CACLS command for windows changing mode permission

It is a command line utility which displays and modify Access Control Lists (ACLs) in windows environment(Microsoft windows NT) of 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.

 

XCACLS.exe : It's a updated version for cacls for windows 2000 and later.

 

CACLS filename [/T] [/E] [/C] [/G user:perm] [/P user:perm [...]] [/D user [...]]

 

Options:

filename: Name of the file to be modify ( * wildcard for all files )

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

/E            Edit ACL instead of replacing it.

/C            Continue on access denied errors.

/G user:perm  Grant specified user access rights.

/P user:perm  Replace specified user's access rights.

/D user       Deny specified user access.--

 

Perm can be:

N  None

R  Read

W  Write

C  Change (write)

F  Full control

 

Examples:

1: to replace ACL with Full access permission to current directory and all subdirectories for user "test"

>cacls * /T /P test:F

2. To edit ACL for particular user "test" with Change access for abc.text file without changing other permission.

> cacls abc.text /E test:C

 

Also look for chmod a linux command for changing file permissions.