Reading NT File & Folder Permissions

[bpwoods]

I would like to read the NT Security (Read, Write, List, Inherited, blah blah blah) permissions from a file. I already have some code, and can get the names and SIDs, but can’t seem to figure out the actual access bits. I have found how to SET them, but not read.

Here is what I have so far:

Imports System
Imports System.IO
Imports System.Security
Imports System.Security.AccessControl
Imports System.Security.Permissions
Imports System.Security.Principal

Module modPermissionFunctions
Public Structure ACLInfo
 Dim objARCUsers As AuthorizationRuleCollection
 Dim objARCSIDs As AuthorizationRuleCollection
 Dim objARCPerms As AuthorizationRuleCollection
 Dim strOwner As String
 Dim strOwnerSID As String
 Dim bitError As Boolean
 Dim strErrorMessage As String
 End Structure
 
 
 Sub GetFSObjectSecurity(ByRef strFileName As String, ByRef objRules As ACLInfo)
 Try
 Dim objFileInfo As New FileInfo(strFileName)
 Dim objAC As FileSystemSecurity = objFileInfo.GetAccessControl()
 With objRules
 .strOwner = objAC.GetOwner(GetType(System.Security.Principal.NTAccount)).Value
 .strOwnerSID = objAC.GetOwner(GetType(System.Security.Principal.SecurityIdentifier)).Value
 .objARCUsers = objAC.GetAccessRules(True, True, GetType(System.Security.Principal.NTAccount))
 .objARCSIDs = objAC.GetAccessRules(True, True, GetType(System.Security.Principal.SecurityIdentifier))
 .objARCPerms = >>Here is where I need help<<
 End With
 
objRules.bitError = False
 Catch ex As Exception
 objRules.bitError = True
 objRules.strErrorMessage = ex.Message
 End Try
 End Sub
 End Module

[dglienna]

What are you trying to do, in the end? Hard to tell by your description