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   AccessControl::SetFileOwner \
   AccessControl::SetFileOwner \
     "C:\test.txt" "Waterloo\Mathias"
     "C:\test.txt" "Waterloo\Mathias"
# Make the directory "$INSTDIR\database" read write accessible by all users
  AccessControl::GrantOnFile \
    "$INSTDIR\database" "(BU)" "GenericRead + GenericWrite"


# Give all authentificated users (BUILTIN\Users) full access on
# Give all authentificated users (BUILTIN\Users) full access on

Revision as of 06:52, 12 November 2006

Author: tbf (talk, contrib)


Links

AccessControl.zip (48 KB)

Description

Version: 30th June 2006.
Supported on: Windows ME+, Windows 2000+.

The AccessControl plugin for NSIS provides a set of functions related Windows NT access control list (ACL) management.

Original: 20th April 2006
Updated: 30th June 2006 ~ Afrow UK
Changes: Error MessageBox removed. Error messages are now just returned on NSIS stack.

Usage Example

# Give ownership for file C:\test.txt to Waterloo\Mathias
  AccessControl::SetFileOwner \
    "C:\test.txt" "Waterloo\Mathias"
 
# Make the directory "$INSTDIR\database" read write accessible by all users
  AccessControl::GrantOnFile \
    "$INSTDIR\database" "(BU)" "GenericRead + GenericWrite"
 
# Give all authentificated users (BUILTIN\Users) full access on
# the registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Vendor\SomeApp
  AccessControl::GrantOnRegKey \
    HKLM "Software\Vendor\SomeApp" "(BU)" "FullAccess"
 
# Same as above, but with a numeric string SID
  AccessControl::GrantOnRegKey \
    HKLM "Software\Vendor\SomeApp" "(S-1-5-32-545)" "FullAccess"

Detailed usage instructions can be found in the package.

Credits

Written by Mathias Hasselmann