Is the FSRM tool used to obtain user folder level permissions reports?

Question

Hello, Team.

I installed FSRM roles in the Windows Server 2019 datacenter; there are many folders and files; I'd like to get a report of folder level permissions on each user from the FSRM tool.

For example, if an administrator grants read/write permission to a specific user for a specific folder, can we obtain a report on it in FSRM?

I pulled the report file using the Owner parameter in the FSRM tool and got only BULITIN\Administrators.

Please let me know , it will work or any alternative to fetch the folder level permission reports.

Answer 1

Hi

no, FSRM won't do permissions reports for you. Details of its capabilities can be found here:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/storage/fsrm/fsrm-overview

You could use PowerShell "Get-ACL" command, references here:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.security/get-acl?view=powershell-7.2

However, this won't do realtime reporting of changes. You may be better off looking at a product such as Netwrix, Lepide or ManageEngine. There is a license cost for these after the trials end.

Hope this helps,

Thanks

Michael Durkan

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