How to check folder security settings?
How to check folder security permissions?
A lot of ways to do it, one is to use the graphical
interface right click on the folder, click on properties, click on the security
tab and it will show user accounts that is able to access the folder.
PowerShell scripting also provides a way to automate this
process.
To determine or check the folder security settings and list
whose user accounts is able to access the folder.
Using the graphical interface is quite easy to check the
user account that has access or permissions to a folder. To provide documentation
or listing then a screen shot of the window is needed.
For PowerShell, the permission, the access rights can be
exported to a text file, CSV file or other preferred format for documentation
or record purposes.
If need to check on a remote server or computer PowerShell
will be able to run a query quite efficiently, as long as proper credentials is
used to run the script.
Here's the script on how to query folder permissions on a
remote shared folder.
(Get-Acl -LiteralPath '\\server_500\500_data\poles_folder').Access
It's a one liner command but the output is very useful.
Sample output:
FileSystemRights :
Modify, Synchronize
AccessControlType : Allow
IdentityReference : server_500\Sec_500
IsInherited :
False
InheritanceFlags :
ContainerInherit, ObjectInherit
PropagationFlags :
None
FileSystemRights :
ReadAndExecute, Synchronize
AccessControlType : Allow
IdentityReference : server_500\user_01
IsInherited :
False
InheritanceFlags :
ContainerInherit, ObjectInherit
PropagationFlags :
None
FileSystemRights :
Modify
AccessControlType : Deny
IdentityReference : server_500\denied_group
IsInherited :
False
InheritanceFlags :
ContainerInherit, ObjectInherit
PropagationFlags :
None
FileSystemRights :
FullControl
AccessControlType : Allow
IdentityReference : server_500\Admin_500
IsInherited :
False
InheritanceFlags :
ContainerInherit, ObjectInherit
PropagationFlags :
None
To query a local path just specify the path like or replace the UNC path:
(Get-Acl -LiteralPath 'E:\500_data\poles_folder').Access
This command below shows user accounts which have access to
the folder and also the owner.
Get-Acl
'e:\mountain_pictures' | ft -Wrap
To discover or query a single user account, whether the account has access
or permission to a particular folder, run the script below:
(Get-Acl -LiteralPath 'E:\trival_pics').Access | where
IdentityReference -like "*John*"
Above command filters the output to the queried user which is
"John"
Sample output: (query for a single user)
FileSystemRights :
FullControl
AccessControlType : Allow
IdentityReference : server_500\John Simon
IsInherited :
True
InheritanceFlags :
ContainerInherit, ObjectInherit
PropagationFlags :
None
Till next time..Cheers.. Hope it helps..
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