FileSystemSecurity.SetAccessRule(FileSystemAccessRule) Method

Definition

Sets the specified access control list (ACL) permission for the current file or directory.

public:
 void SetAccessRule(System::Security::AccessControl::FileSystemAccessRule ^ rule);
public void SetAccessRule (System.Security.AccessControl.FileSystemAccessRule rule);
override this.SetAccessRule : System.Security.AccessControl.FileSystemAccessRule -> unit
Public Sub SetAccessRule (rule As FileSystemAccessRule)

Parameters

rule
FileSystemAccessRule

A FileSystemAccessRule object that represents an access control list (ACL) permission to set for a file or directory.

Exceptions

The rule parameter is null.

Remarks

The SetAccessRule method adds the specified access control list (ACL) rule or overwrites any identical ACL rules that match the FileSystemRights value of the rule parameter. For example, if the rule parameter specifies a Read value and the SetAccessRule method finds an identical ACL rule that specifies the Read value, the identical rule will be overwritten. If the SetAccessRule method finds an identical ACL rule that specifies the Write value, the identical rule will not be overwritten.

To persist new or changed ACL information to a file, use the SetAccessControl or SetAccessControl method. To persist new or changed ACL information to a directory, use the SetAccessControl or SetAccessControl method.

To retrieve ACL information from a file, use the GetAccessControl or GetAccessControl method. To retrieve ACL information from a directory, use the GetAccessControl or GetAccessControl method.

Applies to