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Windows NT Help Shows Incorrect Permission Switch for CACLS

Article ID: 125932

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server 3.1
Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.1
Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server 3.1
Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5
Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5

This article was previously published under Q125932

SYMPTOMS

In Windows NT Help, if you select Command Reference Help (NTCMDS.HLP) and choose CACLS, the /P switch lists the following permission (perm) options:

   n - None
   r - Read
   c - Change (write)
   a - All permissions

However, if you specify perm "a" with the CACLS command, the following error message appears:

The argument string passed to DosExecPgm is not correct.

CAUSE

The Command Reference Help file references the permission options of the CACLS command incorrectly.

WORKAROUND

The perm options should show as the following:

   n - None
   r - Read
   c - Change (write)
   f - Full control

NOTE: The correct perm options can be viewed by typing the following at the MS-DOS Command Prompt:

   CACLS /H

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT versions 3.1 and 3.5. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words: prodnt 3.10 winhlp32

Keywords: KB125932