Is there a command line utility or procedure that I can use to grant
local file system AND registry rights to users on their own machines?

IE -- users logon to a machine as "users" only, but I want to grant them
certain rights to the file system and to the registry so that they can
run particular programs from CD. I know what rights to assign, but I
just want to be able to create a batch file to do it.

Is that possible?

Use CACLS.EXE for files. CACLS.EXE /? will get you the command line
options.

For the Registry:

http://support.microsoft.com/?id=245031

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"pvl" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Is there a command line utility or procedure that I can use to grant
> local file system AND registry rights to users on their own machines?
>
> IE -- users logon to a machine as "users" only, but I want to grant them
> certain rights to the file system and to the registry so that they can
> run particular programs from CD. I know what rights to assign, but I
> just want to be able to create a batch file to do it.
>
> Is that possible?
>

pvl wrote:

> Is there a command line utility or procedure that I can use to grant
> local file system AND registry rights to users on their own machines?
>
> IE -- users logon to a machine as "users" only, but I want to grant them
> certain rights to the file system and to the registry so that they can
> run particular programs from CD. I know what rights to assign, but I
> just want to be able to create a batch file to do it.

Hi

This little nice freebie might help you out:

SetACL.exe: SetACL - Windows permission management: Set permissions on
virtually anything
http://setacl.sourceforge.net/

SetACL can set permissions on:

Local or remote directories
Local or remote files
Local or remote printers
Local or remote registry keys
Local or remote Win32 services
Local or remote network shares



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excellent -- thank you much!

Torgeir Bakken (MVP) wrote:
> pvl wrote:
>
>
>>Is there a command line utility or procedure that I can use to grant
>>local file system AND registry rights to users on their own machines?
>>
>>IE -- users logon to a machine as "users" only, but I want to grant them
>>certain rights to the file system and to the registry so that they can
>>run particular programs from CD. I know what rights to assign, but I
>>just want to be able to create a batch file to do it.
>
>
> Hi
>
> This little nice freebie might help you out:
>
> SetACL.exe: SetACL - Windows permission management: Set permissions on
> virtually anything
> http://setacl.sourceforge.net/
>
> SetACL can set permissions on:
>
> Local or remote directories
> Local or remote files
> Local or remote printers
> Local or remote registry keys
> Local or remote Win32 services
> Local or remote network shares
>
>
>
> --
> torgeir
> Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
> Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of the 1328 page
> Scripting Guide: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter
>
>

excellent ... I searched the knowledge base only for XP, and did not
think to expand it to nt 4.

Do you think the registry component will still work in XP? Is the
utility still available (I think I still have an nt 4 resource kit
SOMEWHERE ...)?

Peter

Doug Knox MS-MVP wrote:

> Use CACLS.EXE for files. CACLS.EXE /? will get you the command line
> options.
>
> For the Registry:
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/?id=245031
>

I'm not sure if REGINI from the NT4 resource kit will work or not. I'd
trust the one from the 2K resource kit first.

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Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
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"pvl" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> excellent ... I searched the knowledge base only for XP, and did not
> think to expand it to nt 4.
>
> Do you think the registry component will still work in XP? Is the
> utility still available (I think I still have an nt 4 resource kit
> SOMEWHERE ...)?
>
> Peter
>
> Doug Knox MS-MVP wrote:
>
> > Use CACLS.EXE for files. CACLS.EXE /? will get you the command line
> > options.
> >
> > For the Registry:
> >
> > http://support.microsoft.com/?id=245031
> >
>