NET ACCESS Functionality in Resource Kit Utility PERMS

• Microsoft Windows NT operating system version 3.1
• Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1
• Microsoft Windows NT Resource Kit for Windows NT and Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1

SUMMARY

The NET ACCESS command that was available in Microsoft LAN Manager 2.x and is used to display or change a user's permissions for a shared directory is not a valid command in Windows NT or Windows NT Advanced Server. The PERMS utility in the Windows NT Resource Kit provides the functionality of viewing user's access permissions.

MORE INFORMATION

PERMS.EXE is used to display users' access permissions for a specified file or set of files. To use PERMS, you need Backup Files And Directories privileges on the computer where the files are stored, and you must be logged on as a member of the Administrators group for the domain or computer where the user account is defined. Otherwise, "Access denied" messages may occur.

To use PERMS:

At the command prompt (CMD.EXE), type PERMS with the appropriate switches:

   perms [ACCOUNT] [PATH] [/I] [/S]

   ACCOUNT

   Name of the user whose permissions are to be checked, in the
   format domain\username or computer\username or local username.

   PATH

   The name of a file or directory in any legal format, including
   UNC (\\). You can use the * or ? wild cards.

   /I

   Indicates that PERMS is to assume that account is interactively
   logged on to the computer where path resides. Without this
   parameter, PERMS assumes the user is logged on over the network
   and is a member of the Network security group.

   /S

   Checks permissions on files in subdirectories.

   /?

   Displays help for the PERMS command.