EventWaitHandleSecurity.SetAccessRule(EventWaitHandleAccessRule) Method

Definition

Removes all access control rules with the same user and AccessControlType (allow or deny) as the specified rule, and then adds the specified rule.

C#
public void SetAccessRule(System.Security.AccessControl.EventWaitHandleAccessRule rule);

Parameters

rule
EventWaitHandleAccessRule

The EventWaitHandleAccessRule to add. The user and AccessControlType of this rule determine the rules to remove before this rule is added.

Exceptions

rule is null.

Examples

The following code example shows how the SetAccessRule method removes all rules that match both the user and the AccessControlType of rule, replacing them with rule.

The example creates an EventWaitHandleSecurity object and adds rules that allow and deny various rights for the current user. The example then creates a new rule that allows the current user full control, and uses the SetAccessRule method to replace the existing Allow rule with the new rule. The rule that denies access is not affected.

Note

This example does not attach the security object to a EventWaitHandle object. Examples that attach security objects can be found in EventWaitHandle.GetAccessControl and EventWaitHandle.SetAccessControl.

C#
using System;
using System.Threading;
using System.Security.AccessControl;
using System.Security.Principal;

public class Example
{
    public static void Main()
    {
        // Create a string representing the current user.
        string user = Environment.UserDomainName + "\\" + 
            Environment.UserName;

        // Create a security object that grants no access.
        EventWaitHandleSecurity mSec = new EventWaitHandleSecurity();

        // Add a rule that grants the current user the 
        // right to wait on or signal the event and read the
        // permissions on the event.
        EventWaitHandleAccessRule rule = new EventWaitHandleAccessRule(user, 
            EventWaitHandleRights.Synchronize | EventWaitHandleRights.Modify
                | EventWaitHandleRights.ReadPermissions, 
            AccessControlType.Allow);
        mSec.AddAccessRule(rule);

        // Add a rule that denies the current user the 
        // right to change permissions on the event.
        rule = new EventWaitHandleAccessRule(user, 
            EventWaitHandleRights.ChangePermissions, 
            AccessControlType.Deny);
        mSec.AddAccessRule(rule);

        // Display the rules in the security object.
        ShowSecurity(mSec);

        // Create a rule that grants the current user 
        // the full control over the event. Use the
        // SetAccessRule method to replace the 
        // existing Allow rule with the new rule. 
        rule = new EventWaitHandleAccessRule(user,
            EventWaitHandleRights.FullControl,
            AccessControlType.Allow);
        mSec.SetAccessRule(rule);

        ShowSecurity(mSec);
    }

    private static void ShowSecurity(EventWaitHandleSecurity security)
    {
        Console.WriteLine("\r\nCurrent access rules:\r\n");

        foreach(EventWaitHandleAccessRule ar in 
            security.GetAccessRules(true, true, typeof(NTAccount)))
        {
            Console.WriteLine("        User: {0}", ar.IdentityReference);
            Console.WriteLine("        Type: {0}", ar.AccessControlType);
            Console.WriteLine("      Rights: {0}", ar.EventWaitHandleRights);
            Console.WriteLine();
        }
    }
}

/*This code example produces output similar to following:

Current access rules:

        User: TestDomain\TestUser
        Type: Deny
      Rights: ChangePermissions

        User: TestDomain\TestUser
        Type: Allow
      Rights: Modify, ReadPermissions, Synchronize


Current access rules:

        User: TestDomain\TestUser
        Type: Deny
      Rights: ChangePermissions

        User: TestDomain\TestUser
        Type: Allow
      Rights: FullControl
 */

Remarks

If the specified rule has Allow, the effect of this method is to remove all Allow rules for the specified user, replacing them with the specified rule. If the specified rule has Deny, all Deny rules for the specified user are replaced with the specified rule.

If there are no rules whose user and AccessControlType match the specified rule, rule is added.

Applies to

Product Versions
.NET Core 1.0, Core 1.1, 8 (package-provided), 9 (package-provided), 10 (package-provided)
.NET Framework 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8, 4.8.1
.NET Standard 2.0 (package-provided)
Windows Desktop 3.0, 3.1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10