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Skylerdw
Skylerdw

Reputation: 357

Check if user has Read/Write permissions

I'm given the user domain\name, password and the path and I want to show if given user has write or/and read access in given directory.

General idea:

function Has-Read-Access {
    param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)][string]$userLogin
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)][string]$userPwd
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)][string]$directory
    )
    $hasReadAccess = 0
    #insert magic here
    return $hasReadAccess
}

Has-Read-Access -userLogin 'DOMAIN\user' -userPwd 'Passw0rd' -directory 'C:\FolderName\'

I have tried running the powershell.exe by a different user:

Start-Process powershell.exe -Credential "TestDomain\Me"

But it seems like a wrong approach.

Upvotes: 2

Views: 7938

Answers (1)

HAL9256
HAL9256

Reputation: 13453

The easy way to see who has Effective access to a folder use (PowerShellAccessControl Module 3.0/4.0

And some code like:

Get-Item $directory | Get-EffectiveAccess -Principal $UserName

To get the list of users who have access to a folder use Get-ACL (TechNet Article)

Get-ACL $Directory

Note: you don't need to know someone's password to get what access they have.

Upvotes: 6

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