C# Directory GetAccessControl(String)
Description
Directory GetAccessControl(String) Gets a DirectorySecurity
object that encapsulates the access control list (ACL) entries for a specified
directory.
Syntax
Directory.GetAccessControl(String) has the following syntax.
public static DirectorySecurity GetAccessControl(
string path
)
Parameters
Directory.GetAccessControl(String) has the following parameters.
path- The path to a directory containing a DirectorySecurity object that describes the file's access control list (ACL) information.
Returns
Directory.GetAccessControl(String) method returns An object that encapsulates the access control rules for the file described
by the path parameter.
Example
The following example uses the GetAccessControl and the SetAccessControl methods to add an access control list (ACL) entry and then remove an ACL entry from a directory.
/* w w w.j a v a 2s . co m*/
using System;
using System.IO;
using System.Security.AccessControl;
class DirectoryExample
{
public static void Main()
{
string FileName = "TestDirectory";
DirectoryInfo dInfo = new DirectoryInfo(FileName);
DirectorySecurity dSecurity = dInfo.GetAccessControl();
dSecurity.AddAccessRule(new FileSystemAccessRule(@"MYDOMAIN\MyAccount",
FileSystemRights.ReadData,
AccessControlType.Allow));
dInfo.SetAccessControl(dSecurity);
dSecurity.RemoveAccessRule(new FileSystemAccessRule(@"MYDOMAIN\MyAccount",
FileSystemRights.ReadData,
AccessControlType.Allow));
dInfo.SetAccessControl(dSecurity);
}
}