Win32::FileSecurity
The Win32::FileSecurity module allows you to work with NT File System (NTFS) file permissions. File permissions are stored as Discretionary Access Control Lists (DACLs) for each file or directory. These lists contain a bitmask specifying the permission rights for users on the file or directory. This module implements a DACL as a permissions hash in which each key is a username and the value is the bitmask for the permissions.
The FileSecurity module exports the following constants to describe user permissions:
ACCESS_SYSTEM_SECURITY READ or R
CHANGE or C SPECIFIC_RIGHTS_ALL
DELETE STANDARD_RIGHTS_ALL
FULL or F STANDARD_RIGHTS_EXECUTE
GENERIC_ALL STANDARD_RIGHTS_READ
GENERIC_EXECUTE STANDARD_RIGHTS_REQUIRED
GENERIC_READ STANDARD_RIGHTS_WRITE
GENERIC_WRITE SYNCHRONIZE
MAXIMUM_ALLOWED WRITE_DAC
READ_CONTROL WRITE_OWNER
Using the constant
function on one of these constants gives
its value, and bitmasks or multiple permissions settings can
be made by supplying a list of these constants to the MakeMask
function.
The functions exported by the Win32::FileSecurity module are:
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