Command line windows

Users and groups

# list local users net user # display account information (groups of which he is a member) net user [username] # create an account net user /add [username] # it prompts the password # list local groups net localgroup # list the users of a group net localgroup [groupname] # add a user to a group net localgroup administrators [username] /add

Access Control Lists

# save the DACLs of c:\folder\file.ext to c:\folder\acl.txt icacls c:\folder\file.ext /save c:\folder\acl.txt # restore the DACLs of c:\folder\file.ext from c:\folder\acl.txt icacls c:\folder\file.ext /restore c:\folder\acl.txt # grant to User1 the Delete and Write DAC permissions to c:\folder\file.ext icacls c:\folder\file.ext /grant User1:(d,wdac)

Basic permissions

Code	Description
F	Full access
M	Modify access
RX	Read and execute access
R	Read-only access
W	Write-only access

Service Controller

# display the current permissions for MyService as an SDDL string sc sdshow MyService # set the permissions for MyService sc sdset MyService "D:(A;;...)(A;;RPWPCR;;;S-1-5-21-2133228432-2794320136-1823075350-1000)S:(...)" # get the SID of the current user whoami /user

Code	Description
S:	System Access Control List (SACL)
D:	Discretionary ACL (DACL)
A	Allow
D	Deny
CC	SERVICE_QUERY_CONFIG (request service settings)
LC	SERVICE_QUERY_STATUS (service status polling)
SW	SERVICE_ENUMERATE_DEPENDENTS
LO	SERVICE_INTERROGATE
CR	SERVICE_USER_DEFINED_CONTROL
RC	READ_CONTROL
RP	SERVICE_START
WP	SERVICE_STOP
DT	SERVICE_PAUSE_CONTINUE
DC	SERVICE_CHANGE_CONFIG (Change service configuration)
AU	Authenticated Users
BA	Built-in administrators
IU	Interactively logged-on user
SU	Service logon user
WD	Everyone