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FileSystemAclExtensions Class

Definition

Provides Windows-specific static extension methods for manipulating Access Control List (ACL) security attributes for files and directories.

C#
public static class FileSystemAclExtensions
C#
[System.Security.SecurityCritical]
public static class FileSystemAclExtensions
Inheritance
FileSystemAclExtensions
Attributes

Methods

Create(DirectoryInfo, DirectorySecurity)

Creates a new directory, ensuring it is created with the specified directory security. If the directory already exists, nothing is done.

Create(FileInfo, FileMode, FileSystemRights, FileShare, Int32, FileOptions, FileSecurity)

Creates a new file stream, ensuring it is created with the specified properties and security settings.

CreateDirectory(DirectorySecurity, String)

Creates a directory and returns it, ensuring it is created with the specified directory security. If the directory already exists, the existing directory is returned.

GetAccessControl(DirectoryInfo, AccessControlSections)

Returns the security information of a directory.

GetAccessControl(DirectoryInfo)

Returns the security information of a directory.

GetAccessControl(FileInfo, AccessControlSections)

Returns the security information of a file.

GetAccessControl(FileInfo)

Returns the security information of a file.

GetAccessControl(FileStream)

Returns the security information of a file.

SetAccessControl(DirectoryInfo, DirectorySecurity)

Changes the security attributes of an existing directory.

SetAccessControl(FileInfo, FileSecurity)

Changes the security attributes of an existing file.

SetAccessControl(FileStream, FileSecurity)

Changes the security attributes of an existing file.

Applies to

Product Versions
.NET Core 1.0, Core 1.1, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
.NET Standard 2.0 (package-provided)
Windows Desktop 3.0, 3.1, 5