Java tutorial
import java.nio.file.Files; import java.nio.file.Path; import java.nio.file.Paths; import java.nio.file.attribute.AclEntry; import java.nio.file.attribute.AclEntryFlag; import java.nio.file.attribute.AclEntryPermission; import java.nio.file.attribute.AclFileAttributeView; import java.util.List; import java.util.Set; public class Test { public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception { Path path = Paths.get("C:/home/docs/users.txt"); AclFileAttributeView view = Files.getFileAttributeView(path, AclFileAttributeView.class); List<AclEntry> aclEntryList = view.getAcl(); displayAclEntries(aclEntryList); } private static void displayAclEntries(List<AclEntry> aclEntryList) { System.out.println("ACL Entry List size: " + aclEntryList.size()); for (AclEntry entry : aclEntryList) { System.out.println("User Principal Name: " + entry.principal().getName()); System.out.println("ACL Entry Type: " + entry.type()); displayEntryFlags(entry.flags()); displayPermissions(entry.permissions()); System.out.println(); } } private static void displayPermissions(Set<AclEntryPermission> permissionSet) { if (permissionSet.isEmpty()) { return; } for (AclEntryPermission permission : permissionSet) { System.out.print(permission.name() + " "); } System.out.println(); } private static void displayEntryFlags(Set<AclEntryFlag> flagSet) { if (flagSet.isEmpty()) { return; } for (AclEntryFlag flag : flagSet) { System.out.print(flag.name() + " "); } System.out.println(); } }