Thread: Folder Permissions

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    Question Folder Permissions

    Hey guys,

    I am trying to change user permissions for a set of folders. I also need to add more users and edit their permissions.

    Does anyone know how to do this or could point me to a good post?

    Thanks.

    Also I posted this twice, because I realized I'd posted it in the wrong section. How do you delete posts? I hit edit/delete, but couldn't find a delete button at all.

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    That's likely going to depend on the OS. chmod() may be what you want., or maybe something in MSDN if it's Windows.

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    Why do you need to do this programmatically? Seems a bit of a dodgy thing to do, to have a program changing permissions on folders.

    Why not just use the supplied OS tools (e.g. subinacl, etc.)?

    - Compiler warnings are like "Bridge Out Ahead" warnings. DON'T just ignore them.
    - A compiler error is something SO stupid that the compiler genuinely can't carry on with its job. A compiler warning is the compiler saying "Well, that's bloody stupid but if you WANT to ignore me..." and carrying on.
    - The best debugging tool in the world is a bunch of printf()'s for everything important around the bits you think might be wrong.

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    I have different permissions to set for 2700 different folders. I just want to avoid having to do a right click and change permission on every single one. Because of how the folders are set up, I can't get away with doing a bulk permission change. I'll look into Subinacl. I'm trying to do it in C is because I also want a knowledge base in C and I might as well learn as I go.

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