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Set NTFS permissions - 4/6/2005 2:44:27 PM

Sir Suckalot

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I'm looking for a way to set NTFS permissions on a newly created user's personal folder. To do this, I tried using xcacls which works great when used in it's normal form

Ex. wsh.run "xcacls \\Servername\JoeShmoe /I REMOVE /T /S /F /G Domain\JoeShmoe:F /Q"

If I try putting in a variable to set UserName and userPersonalFolder (they have the same name), I get a bad syntax error.

Here's my question; what would be the correct syntax to replace JoeShmoe in my example by a variable called Username? Is there a better way of setting NTFS permissions using Vbs?

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Re: Set NTFS permissions - 4/6/2005 2:57:49 PM

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Replace:

wsh.run "xcacls \\Servername\JoeShmoe /I REMOVE /T /S /F /G Domain\JoeShmoe:F /Q"

with:

wsh.run "xcacls \\Servername\" Username & " /I REMOVE /T /S /F /G Domain\" & Username & ":F /Q"

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Re: Set NTFS permissions - 4/6/2005 3:03:14 PM

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I'm getting a "expected end of statement" error when I run my script with this syntax...

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Re: Set NTFS permissions - 4/7/2005 1:09:06 AM

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Replace:

wsh.run "xcacls \\Servername\" Username & " /I REMOVE /T /S /F /G Domain\" & Username & ":F /Q"

with
wsh.run "xcacls \\Servername\" & Username & " /I REMOVE /T /S /F /G Domain\" & Username & ":F /Q"

Missed the extra '&' before Username

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Re: Set NTFS permissions - 4/7/2005 1:21:55 AM

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My bad =)

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Re: Set NTFS permissions - 4/7/2005 1:22:03 AM

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Hi Guys, i am trying to do something similar with the users profile.

Below is my code but i dont know why its not running. I am also still learning VBScript.

wsh.run "xcacls h:\Profile /t /e /G LONDON\ADMINISTRATOR:F LONDON\DOMAIN ADMINS:F LONDON\DOMAIN USERS:RCEW LONDON\HELPDESK:F /C /Y"

When i run the above code i get,

Error Object doesn't support this property or method: 'wsh.run' i can only think that wsh.run is not the right command.

Thanks in advance for your help

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Re: Set NTFS permissions - 4/7/2005 1:26:09 AM

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Post your code related to the declaration of wsh object.

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Re: Set NTFS permissions - 4/7/2005 1:31:42 AM

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Hi Token: it is

Set wsh = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
wsh.run "xcacls h:\Profile /t /e /G LONDON\ADMINISTRATOR:F LONDON\DOMAIN ADMINS:F LONDON\DOMAIN USERS:RCEW LONDON\HELPDESK:F /C /Y"

Thanks in advance

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Re: Set NTFS permissions - 4/7/2005 1:37:21 AM

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I can't see any problems with that line. If you running that from ASP, you might encounter problems and might need to lower the security policies in IE.

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Re: Set NTFS permissions - 4/7/2005 2:04:06 AM

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Hi Token, Well i am running it on Windows 2000 SP4, this is not another one of them "will only run on XP" things is it?

when i run it now i get

Microsoft VBScript runtime error: Wrong number of arguments or invalid property assignment: 'wsh'

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Re: Set NTFS permissions - 4/7/2005 2:24:13 AM

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Token: I have changed the script as per below. The script run + i DONT get any error messages but it does not change my permisssions. Is this the right type of code to use for what i am trying to do?

Set shell = CreateObject("wscript.shell")
shell.run "xcacls h:\Profile /t /e /G LONDON\ADMINISTRATOR:F LONDON\DOMAIN ADMINS:F LONDON\DOMAIN USERS:RCEW LONDON\HELPDESK:F /C /Y"

Thanks for your help

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Re: Set NTFS permissions - 4/7/2005 6:02:59 AM

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Does ""xcacls h:\Profile /t /e /G LONDON\ADMINISTRATOR:F LONDON\DOMAIN ADMINS:F LONDON\DOMAIN USERS:RCEW LONDON\HELPDESK:F /C /Y" actually change the permission if executed manually ?

Also, you might want to add "cmd /c" before "xcacls.......", and leave space in between the 2.

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Re: Set NTFS permissions - 4/7/2005 7:20:53 AM

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Token. Hi mate, thanks for the reply.

if i run xcacls h:\Profile /t /e /G LONDON\ADMINISTRATOR:F LONDON\DOMAIN ADMINS:F LONDON\DOMAIN USERS:RCEW LONDON\HELPDESK:F /C /Y from a batch file it is fine i will give the "cmd /c" a go when i get in the office tomorrow......will let you know how i get on

Thanks again

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Re: Set NTFS permissions - 4/7/2005 7:51:27 AM

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Ok, I was wondering if the space in the group name (DOMAIN ADMINS and DOMAIN USERS) was the cause of the problem.

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Re: Set NTFS permissions - 4/7/2005 8:52:51 AM

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CjWallace: You have to put the filename and username between quotation marks if they contain spaces. Go to cmd prompt and type xcacls ? for more info.

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Re: Set NTFS permissions - 4/7/2005 8:59:23 AM

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heh.. you tried it without quotes and it didn't work ? I wonder why he had no problem without the quotes....hmmm

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Re: Set NTFS permissions - 4/7/2005 9:47:10 AM

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Token and cjwallace: I can't get this to work with a variable. The first script works and the second doesn't. It seems to be the syntax.

'=========== First script ==============

Set shell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
shell.run "xcacls.vbs \\monnt2\users\JoeShmoe /I REMOVE /T /G CA\JoeShmoe:F /Q"

'============ Second Script ===============

Username = JoeShmoe
Set shell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
shell.run "xcacls.vbs \\monnt2\users\" &Username& " /I REMOVE /T /G CA\" &Username& ":F /Q"

Any ideas..?

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