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File::GetAccessControl Method (String^, AccessControlSections)

 

Gets a FileSecurity object that encapsulates the specified type of access control list (ACL) entries for a particular file.

Namespace:   System.IO
Assembly:  mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

public:
static FileSecurity^ GetAccessControl(
	String^ path,
	AccessControlSections includeSections
)

Parameters

path
Type: System::String^

The path to a file containing a FileSecurity object that describes the file's access control list (ACL) information.

includeSections
Type: System.Security.AccessControl::AccessControlSections

One of the AccessControlSections values that specifies the type of access control list (ACL) information to receive.

Return Value

Type: System.Security.AccessControl::FileSecurity^

A FileSecurity object that encapsulates the access control rules for the file described by the path parameter.

Exception Condition
IOException

An I/O error occurred while opening the file.

SEHException

The path parameter is null.

SystemException

The file could not be found.

UnauthorizedAccessException

The path parameter specified a file that is read-only.

-or-

This operation is not supported on the current platform.

-or-

The path parameter specified a directory.

-or-

The caller does not have the required permission.

Use the GetAccessControl method to retrieve the access control list (ACL) entries for a file.

An ACL describes individuals and/or groups who have, or do not have, rights to specific actions on the given file. For more information, see How to: Add or Remove Access Control List Entries.

In NTFS environments, ReadAttributes and ReadExtendedAttributes are granted to the user if the user has ListDirectory rights on the parent folder. To deny ReadAttributes and ReadExtendedAttributes, deny ListDirectory on the parent directory.

FileIOPermission

for permission to read the access control list. Security action: Demand. Associated enumerations: FileIOPermissionAccess::NoAccess, AccessControlActions::View

.NET Framework
Available since 2.0
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