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Displaying information about file security on NTFS security-style volumes

You can display information about file and directory security on NTFS security-style volumes, including what the security style and effective security styles are, what permissions are applied, and information about DOS attributes. You can use the results to validate your security configuration or to troubleshoot file access issues.

About this task

You must supply the name of the storage virtual machine (SVM) and the path to the data whose file or folder security information you want to display. You can display the output in summary form or as a detailed list.

  • Because NTFS security-style volumes and qtrees use only NTFS file permissions and Windows users and groups when determining file access rights, Linux-related output fields contain display-only Linux file permission information.

  • ACL output is displayed for file and folders with NTFS security.

  • Because Storage-Level Access Guard security can be configured on the volume root or qtree, output for a volume or qtree path where Storage-Level Access Guard is configured might display both regular file ACLs and Storage-Level Access Guard ACLs.

  • The output also displays information about Dynamic Access Control ACEs if Dynamic Access Control is configured for the given file or directory path.

Display file and directory security settings with the desired level of detail:
If you want to display information...Enter the following command...
In summary formvserver security file-directory show -vserver vserver_name -path path
With expanded detailvserver security file-directory show -vserver vserver_name -path path -expand-mask true

Examples

The following example displays the security information about the path /vol4 in SVM vs1:

cluster::> vserver security file-directory show -vserver vs1 -path /vol4

Vserver: vs1
File Path: /vol4
File Inode Number: 64
Security Style: ntfs
Effective Style: ntfs
DOS Attributes: 10
DOS Attributes in Text: ----D---
Expanded Dos Attributes: -
UNIX User Id: 0
Unix Group Id: 0
Unix Mode Bits: 777
Unix Mode Bits in Text: rwxrwxrwx
ACLs: NTFS Security Descriptor
Control:0x8004
Owner:BUILTIN\Administrators
Group:BUILTIN\Administrators
DACL - ACEs
ALLOW-Everyone-0x1f01ff
ALLOW-Everyone-0x10000000-OI|CI|IO

The following example displays the security information with expanded masks about the path /data/engineering in SVM vs1:

cluster::> vserver security file-directory show -vserver vs1 -path 
-path /data/engineering -expand-mask true

Vserver: vs1
File Path: /data/engineering
File Inode Number: 5544
Security Style: ntfs
Effective Style: ntfs
DOS Attributes: 10
DOS Attributes in Text: ----D---
Expanded Dos Attributes: 0x10
...0 .... .... .... = Offline
.... ..0. .... .... = Sparse
.... .... 0... .... = Normal
.... .... ..0. .... = Archive
.... .... ...1 .... = Directory
.... .... .... .0.. = System
.... .... .... ..0. = Hidden
.... .... .... ...0 = Read Only
UNIX User Id: 0
Unix Group Id: 0
Unix Mode Bits: 777
Unix Mode Bits in Text: rwxrwxrwx
ACLs: NTFS Security Descriptor
Control:0x8004

1... .... .... .... = Self Relative
.0.. .... .... .... = RM Control Valid
..0. .... .... .... = SACL Protected
...0 .... .... .... = DACL Protected
.... 0... .... .... = SACL Inherited
.... .0.. .... .... = DACL Inherited
.... ..0. .... .... = SACL Inherit Required
.... ...0 .... .... = DACL Inherit Required
.... .... ..0. .... = SACL Defaulted
.... .... ...0 .... = SACL Present
.... .... .... 0... = DACL Defaulted
.... .... .... .1.. = DACL Present
.... .... .... ..0. = Group Defaulted
.... .... .... ...0 = Owner Defaulted

Owner:BUILTIN\Administrators
Group:BUILTIN\Administrators
DACL - ACEs
ALLOW-Everyone-0x1f01ff
0... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... = Generic Read
.0.. .... .... .... .... .... .... .... = Generic Write
..0. .... .... .... .... .... .... .... = Generic Execute
...0 .... .... .... .... .... .... .... = Generic All
.... ...0 .... .... .... .... .... .... = System Security
.... .... ...1 .... .... .... .... .... = Synchronize
.... .... .... 1... .... .... .... .... = Write Owner
.... .... .... .1.. .... .... .... .... = Write DAC
.... .... .... ..1. .... .... .... .... = Read Control
.... .... .... ...1 .... .... .... .... = Delete
.... .... .... .... .... ...1 .... .... = Write Attributes
.... .... .... .... .... .... 1... .... = Read Attributes
.... .... .... .... .... .... .1.. .... = Delete Child
.... .... .... .... .... .... ..1. .... = Execute
.... .... .... .... .... .... ...1 .... = Write EA
.... .... .... .... .... .... .... 1... = Read EA
.... .... .... .... .... .... .... .1.. = Append
.... .... .... .... .... .... .... ..1. = Write
.... .... .... .... .... .... .... ...1 = Read

ALLOW-Everyone-0x10000000-OI|CI|IO
0... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... = Generic Read
.0.. .... .... .... .... .... .... .... = Generic Write
..0. .... .... .... .... .... .... .... = Generic Execute
...1 .... .... .... .... .... .... .... = Generic All
.... ...0 .... .... .... .... .... .... = System Security
.... .... ...0 .... .... .... .... .... = Synchronize
.... .... .... 0... .... .... .... .... = Write Owner
.... .... .... .0.. .... .... .... .... = Write DAC
.... .... .... ..0. .... .... .... .... = Read Control
.... .... .... ...0 .... .... .... .... = Delete
.... .... .... .... .... ...0 .... .... = Write Attributes
.... .... .... .... .... .... 0... .... = Read Attributes
.... .... .... .... .... .... .0.. .... = Delete Child
.... .... .... .... .... .... ..0. .... = Execute
.... .... .... .... .... .... ...0 .... = Write EA
.... .... .... .... .... .... .... 0... = Read EA
.... .... .... .... .... .... .... .0.. = Append
.... .... .... .... .... .... .... ..0. = Write
.... .... .... .... .... .... .... ...0 = Read

The following example displays security information, including Storage-Level Access Guard security information, for the volume with the path /datavol1 in SVM vs1:

cluster::> vserver security file-directory show -vserver vs1 -path /datavol1

Vserver: vs1
File Path: /datavol1
File Inode Number: 77
Security Style: ntfs
Effective Style: ntfs
DOS Attributes: 10
DOS Attributes in Text: ----D---
Expanded Dos Attributes: -
UNIX User Id: 0
Unix Group Id: 0
Unix Mode Bits: 777
Unix Mode Bits in Text: rwxrwxrwx
ACLs: NTFS Security Descriptor
Control:0x8004
Owner:BUILTIN\Administrators
Group:BUILTIN\Administrators
DACL - ACEs
ALLOW-Everyone-0x1f01ff
ALLOW-Everyone-0x10000000-OI|CI|IO


Storage-Level Access Guard security
SACL (Applies to Directories):
AUDIT-EXAMPLE\Domain Users-0x120089-FA
AUDIT-EXAMPLE\engineering-0x1f01ff-SA
DACL (Applies to Directories):
ALLOW-EXAMPLE\Domain Users-0x120089
ALLOW-EXAMPLE\engineering-0x1f01ff
ALLOW-NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM-0x1f01ff
SACL (Applies to Files):
AUDIT-EXAMPLE\Domain Users-0x120089-FA
AUDIT-EXAMPLE\engineering-0x1f01ff-SA
DACL (Applies to Files):
ALLOW-EXAMPLE\Domain Users-0x120089
ALLOW-EXAMPLE\engineering-0x1f01ff
ALLOW-NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM-0x1f01ff