Question

The command cacls is used in Windows to display or change the ACLs (Access Control List) of files and folders on NTFS volumes (the NTFS permissions). That command was deprecated and now you should use the new command: ______ . It can be also used to take full control of files

Answer 1

Icacls

Step-by-step explanation:

The command cacls is used in Windows to display or change the ACLs (Access Control List) of files and folders on NTFS volumes (the NTFS permissions). That command was deprecated and now you should use the new command: Icacls. It can be also used to take full control of files

Icacls is available since Windows Vista version and can be also used on newer versions Windows7, Windows8 and Windows10.

Windows XP and former versions used cacls command for the same purpose.

There are different access levels for a file or directory. A user can have

• delete access (D)

• full access (F)

• no access (N)

• modify access (M)

• read and execute access (RX)

• read-only access (R)

• write-only access (W)

All these permissions can be modified for a user using lcacls command.

Answer 2

icacls

Step-by-step explanation:

icalcs command which replaced calcs in the windows operating system enables the display and modification of security access and permissions on the NTFS files and folders