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DaveBurns
Asked: 2010-12-10 11:11:52 +0800 CST

How to compare/diff ACLs on two directory trees?

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I have two directory trees that are supposedly copies of each other. I need to compare not the contents of files but the permissions on them. Is there a tool that will compare two dir trees but compare the ACLs on files and directories, not the file contents themselves? I am on Windows Server.

windows access-control-list diff file-permissions

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  1. Best Answer

    This tool may be your best bet http://support.microsoft.com/kb/318754

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  2. Try to use:

    icacls C:\Folder1 /save Folder1_ACL.txt /T
icacls C:\Folder2 /save Folder2_ACL.txt /T

    And than put the two output files into a diff software like WinMerge or KDiff. With Windows tools you can run

    fc Folder1_ACL.txt Folder2_ACL.txt

    You will see the difference acl difference between the two folders.

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