FileSystemSecurity.AddAuditRule(FileSystemAuditRule) Method

Definition

Namespace:

System.Security.AccessControl

Assembly:

System.IO.FileSystem.AccessControl.dll

Adds the specified audit rule to the current file or directory.

C#

public void AddAuditRule(System.Security.AccessControl.FileSystemAuditRule rule);

Parameters

rule

FileSystemAuditRule

A FileSystemAuditRule object that represents an audit rule to add to a file or directory.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException

The rule parameter is null.

Examples

The following code example uses the AddAuditRule method to add an audit rule to a file and uses the RemoveAuditRule method to remove the audit rule from the file. You must supply a valid user or group account to run this example.

C#

using System;
using System.IO;
using System.Security.AccessControl;

namespace FileSystemExample
{
    class FileExample
    {
        public static void Main()
        {
            try
            {
                string FileName = "test.xml";

                Console.WriteLine("Adding access control entry for " + FileName);

                // Add the access control entry to the file.
                AddFileAuditRule(FileName, @"MYDOMAIN\MyAccount", FileSystemRights.ReadData, AuditFlags.Failure);

                Console.WriteLine("Removing access control entry from " + FileName);

                // Remove the access control entry from the file.
                RemoveFileAuditRule(FileName, @"MYDOMAIN\MyAccount", FileSystemRights.ReadData, AuditFlags.Failure);

                Console.WriteLine("Done.");
            }
            catch (IOException e)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("Unable to open the file: " + e.Message);
            }
            catch (PrivilegeNotHeldException e)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("The current account does not have the correct privileges: " + e.Message);
            }

            Console.ReadLine();
        }

        // Adds an ACL entry on the specified file for the specified account.
        public static void AddFileAuditRule(string FileName, string Account, FileSystemRights Rights, AuditFlags AuditRule)
        {

            // Get a FileSecurity object that represents the
            // current security settings.
            FileSecurity fSecurity = File.GetAccessControl(FileName);

            // Add the FileSystemAuditRule to the security settings.
            fSecurity.AddAuditRule(new FileSystemAuditRule(Account,
                                                            Rights,
                                                            AuditRule));

            // Set the new access settings.
            File.SetAccessControl(FileName, fSecurity);
        }

        // Removes an ACL entry on the specified file for the specified account.
        public static void RemoveFileAuditRule(string FileName, string Account, FileSystemRights Rights, AuditFlags AuditRule)
        {

            // Get a FileSecurity object that represents the
            // current security settings.
            FileSecurity fSecurity = File.GetAccessControl(FileName);

            // Add the FileSystemAuditRule to the security settings.
            fSecurity.RemoveAuditRule(new FileSystemAuditRule(Account,
                                                            Rights,
                                                            AuditRule));

            // Set the new access settings.
            File.SetAccessControl(FileName, fSecurity);
        }
    }
}

Remarks

The AddAuditRule method adds a new audit rule to the list of rules contained within a FileSystemSecurity object.

If an audit rule already exists for the specified rule, the AddAuditRule method will still add the rule.

Applies to