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Function name : GetAclInformation

Group: Security - Library: advapi32

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Retrieves information about an access control list (ACL).

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Code examples:

Reading security permissions for NTFS files and folders

Declaration:

BOOL GetAclInformation(
	PACL pAcl,
	LPVOID pAclInformation,
	DWORD nAclInformationLength,
	ACL_INFORMATION_CLASS dwAclInformationClass
);
  

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FoxPro declaration:

DECLARE INTEGER GetAclInformation IN advapi32;
	INTEGER pAcl,;
	STRING @pAclInformation,;
	LONG nAclInfoLen,;
	INTEGER dwAclInfoClass  

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Parameters:

pAcl [in] A pointer to an ACL. The function retrieves information about this ACL.

pAclInformation [out] A pointer to a buffer to receive the requested information.

nAclInformationLength [in] The size, in bytes, of the buffer pointed to by the pAclInformation parameter.

dwAclInformationClass [in] A value of the ACL_INFORMATION_CLASS enumeration that indicates the class of information requested.

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Return value:

If the function succeeds, the function returns nonzero.

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