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Q150911: CACLS Output Cannot Be Redirected

Article: Q150911
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): 3.51 SP5,4.0 SP2
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbtool
Last Modified: 09-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.51 SP5, 4.0 SP2 
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 3.51 SP5, 4.0 SP2 
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SYMPTOMS
========

When you try to redirect the output of CACLS to a file, the resulting
information is incomplete. For example, the display output of "cacls c:\" is:

  c:\ BUILTIN\Administrators:(OI)(CI)F
  Everyone:(OI)(CI)C
  CREATOR OWNER:(OI)(CI)F
  NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM:(OI)(CI)F

If you redirect the ouput with "cacls c:\ >file.out," File.out only contains
the following:

  \:(OI)(CI)F
  :(OI)(CI)C
  :(OI)(CI)F
  \:(OI)(CI)F

CAUSE
=====

With Service Pack 2 for Windows NT 4.0 and Service Pack 5 for Windows NT 3.51,
Cacls.exe was modified to handle extended characters. This modification required
output routines that cannot be redirected.

RESOLUTION
==========

Use Cacls.exe that ships with the Windows NT 4.0 CD-ROM or use XCACLS from the
Windows NT Server Resource Kit with Update 1.

NOTE: Xcacls.exe is located in the folder where you installed the Windows NT
Resource Kit; the default location is C:\Ntreskit. On the Resource Kit CD, it is
located in the following folder:

  D:\<platform>\Netadmin

where D: is your CDROM drive and <platform> is your computer platform, such
as i386 or Alpha.

MORE INFORMATION
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For more information, please see the following article(s) in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:

Q142661Cacls.exe May Report Errors when Handling Extended Characters

Additional query words: 4.00 prodnt

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Keywords          : kbtool 
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNTW400search kbWinNT351search kbWinNT400search kbWinNTW351search kbWinNTW400sp2 kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS400sp2 kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS351search kbWinNTS351sp5 kbWinNTW351sp5
Version           : :3.51 SP5,4.0 SP2

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