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access control list

in Windows, the list of which users or groups are allowed to use a file, directory, or device.

See also cacls (presumably: change access control lists)
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cacls (presumably: change access control lists)

a powerful console-mode command in Windows 2000 and its successors for changing permissions and security attributes of files, analogous to chmod in UNIX. For example, the command
cacls myfile.txt /g "Domain Users":R
gives all members of the group "Domain Users" permission to read myfile.txt. For full documentation type:
cacls /?
The cacls command is used mainly in BAT files, since you can also change permissions by right-clicking on the file or folder and following the menus.

Referring Terms:
ACL
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