How to programmatically modify the users full control

> Dear,
>
> I am trying to give full rights to a folder in Vista so my program can
> modify the files in the folder in Admin/Standard user mode.
>
> The folder I am creating is under "C:\ProgramData" folder. The code
> below execute without any error but the "Users" account don't get the
> full rights.
>
> Thanks in advance for looking at my post and your expert advice.
>
> ================================================== ============
> using System.IO;
> using System.Security.Principal;
> using System.Security.AccessControl;
>
>
> static void Main(string[] args)
> {
> string folderPath =
> Path.Combine(Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment .SpecialFolder.CommonApplicationData),
> "Test_folder");
>
> if (!Directory.Exists(folderPath))
> Directory.CreateDirectory(folderPath);
>
> UpdateAccountRightrs(folderPath);
>
> Console.ReadLine();
> }
>
>
>
> /// <summary>
> /// Iterate each account and update rights
> /// </summary>
> /// <param name="folderPath"></param>
> private static void UpdateAccountRightrs(string folderPath)
> {
> Console.WriteLine("-> UpdateAccountRightrs() folderPath: "
> + folderPath);
>
> FileSecurity security = File.GetAccessControl(folderPath);
> AuthorizationRuleCollection acl =
> security.GetAccessRules(true, true,
> typeof(System.Security.Principal.NTAccount));
>
> foreach (FileSystemAccessRule ace in acl)
> {
> string accountName = ace.IdentityReference.Value;
> Console.WriteLine("-> UpdateAccountRightrs() Account:
> " + accountName);
> Console.WriteLine("-> UpdateAccountRightrs() Rights: "
> + ace.FileSystemRights);
> Console.WriteLine("-> UpdateAccountRightrs() Account:
> " + accountName);
>
> if (ace.FileSystemRights !=
> FileSystemRights.FullControl)
> ProvideFullRights(folderPath, accountName);
> }
>
> Console.WriteLine("<- UpdateAccountRightrs()");
> }
>
>
>
>
> /// <summary>
> /// Provide the full rights to the account
> /// </summary>
> /// <param name="filePath"></param>
> /// <param name="accountName"></param>
> private static void ProvideFullRights(string folderPath,
> string accountName)
> {
> Console.WriteLine("-> ProvideFullRights() accountName: " +
> accountName);
>
> if ((folderPath.Length == 0) || (accountName.Length == 0))
> return;
>
> FileSecurity fs = File.GetAccessControl(folderPath);
> fs.AddAccessRule(new FileSystemAccessRule(accountName,
> FileSystemRights.FullControl,
> AccessControlType.Allow));
> File.SetAccessControl(folderPath, fs);
>
> Console.WriteLine("<- ProvideFullRights()");
> }
> ================================================== ====
>
> Regards,
> MA
>
>

>
> Dear,
>
> Forgive me, if I have posted in wrong forum. Please point me to the
> correct forum for my enquiry below.
>
> As we are updating our program and installer to support Vista, we need
> to programmatically modify the windows folder's Users rights. For
> example:
>
> - We created a folder under "C:\ProgramData\Test\" and store some files
> which our program need to update when it runs.
> - Works fine in Administrator mode.
> - In Standard user mode it does not work as the folder does not have
> the full rights.
>
> If we go to administrator account, select the above folder, right click
> to select Properties, Security tab, select Users and apply 'Full
> control' then works fine in standard user.
>
> Can we set the Users full controls programmatically? Is there any other
> approach?
>

>
> Dear,
>
> Forgive me, if I have posted in wrong forum. Please point me to the
> correct forum for my enquiry below.
>
> As we are updating our program and installer to support Vista, we need
> to programmatically modify the windows folder's Users rights. For
> example:
>
> - We created a folder under "C:\ProgramData\Test\" and store some files
> which our program need to update when it runs.
> - Works fine in Administrator mode.
> - In Standard user mode it does not work as the folder does not have
> the full rights.
>
> If we go to administrator account, select the above folder, right click
> to select Properties, Security tab, select Users and apply 'Full
> control' then works fine in standard user.
>
> Can we set the Users full controls programmatically? Is there any other
> approach?
>
> Thanks in advance.