Thanks Dave, Just what I needed to know.
Jared Clinton. -----Original Message----- From: Dave Watts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, 13 March 2003 1:44 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: how to create/manage an ACL > Probably a silly question, Not at all, if you don't know the answer. Better to ask than not to know! > But.. how do I create and manage an NT access control > list (ACL)? The short answer to this is, right-click on a file or directory in Windows Explorer, select the Security tab, and play around with the options in that tab screen. Or, from the command line, run cacls (or xcacls if you have the Resource Kit). The longer answer requires some reading on your part. Everything in Windows is protected by ACLs - files, registry keys, DCOM object invocation and so on. So, before you just go clicking on things, it's a good idea to read about ACLs and permissions. The "bible" in the field, in my opinion (slightly dated, given Windows 2000's automatic inheritance), is Stephen Sutton's "Windows NT Security Guide": http://www.trustedsystems.com/textbook.htm Without buying the book, you might start here: http://www.trustedsystems.com/nt_security.htm Guides with specific ACL recommendations are available here: http://www.nsa.gov/snac/index.html Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ voice: (202) 797-5496 fax: (202) 797-5444 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
