Security Descriptor

Stores the security descriptor of a cluster. The following table summarizes the attributes of the Security Descriptor property.

Attribute Value
Data type Byte array
Access Read/write (see Remarks)
Structure CLUSPROP_BINARY
Maximum None (but see Maximum Property Size.)
Default 0

Remarks

The constant for this property is CLUSREG_NAME_CLUS_SD.

Although the property value is read/write, the underlying security descriptor can be changed only through the Access Control or Network Management APIs. To change the value of the Security Descriptor property:

  • Retrieve the value of the property.
  • Assign the value to a SECURITY_DESCRIPTOR structure.
  • Pass the value to any Access Control or Network Management API function that will change the DACL of the descriptor, such as SetSecurityDescriptorDacl or NetShareSetInfo.
  • Once the value has been modified, update the Security Descriptor property.

Requirements

Minimum supported client
None supported
Minimum supported server
Windows Server 2008 Enterprise, Windows Server 2008 Datacenter

See also

Access Control

CLUSPROP_BINARY

Network Management

NetShareSetInfo

SECURITY_DESCRIPTOR

SetSecurityDescriptorDacl