Grant-Permission.ps1
Download the EXE version of SetACL 3.0.6 for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows. Put setacl.exe at the same location with the script.
function Grant-Permission { [CmdletBinding(SupportsShouldProcess=$true)] param( [Parameter()] [string]$ComputerName = $env:computername, [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)] [string]$Path, [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)] [ValidateSet(‘file‘,‘reg‘,‘srv‘,‘prn‘,‘shr‘,‘wmi‘)] [string]$Type, [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)] [string]$Name, [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)] [string]$Permission, [Parameter()] [switch]$PassThru ) Write-Verbose "Granting ‘$Name‘ $Permission permission on ‘$ComputerName‘..." if(!(Test-Connection $ComputerName -Count 1 -Quiet)) { Write-Error "Unable to connect ‘$ComputerName‘. The network path not found." return } try { if(!$PSScriptRoot) { $PSScriptRoot = Split-Path (Get-Variable MyInvocation -Scope 1).Value.MyCommand.Path } Set-Alias setacl "$PSScriptRoot\setacl.exe" if($ComputerName -ne $env:computername) { $fullPath = "\\$ComputerName\$Path" } else { $fullPath = $Path } $result = Invoke-Expression "setacl -on `"$fullPath`" -ot $Type -actn ace -ace `"n:$Name;p:$Permission`"" if($result -match "error") { Write-Error ($result -join "`n") return } Write-Verbose ($result -join "`n") Write-Verbose "‘$Name‘ has been granted $Permission permission on ‘$ComputerName‘." if($Passthru) { $pso = New-Object PSObject -Property @{ ComputerName = $ComputerName.ToUpper() Path = $Path Type = $Type Name = $Name Permission = $Permission } $pso.PSTypeNames.Clear() $pso.PSTypeNames.Add(‘MKServerBuilder.ACL‘) $pso } } catch { $_ } }