Re: Permissions on a registry key

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From: Rob Wilson (cavok_at_-no-spam.webmail.co.za)
Date: 02/17/04 

Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2004 19:03:08 -0000

subinacl will also do the job

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=e8ba3e56-d8fe-4a91-93cf-ed6985e3927b&displaylang=en

it there are any spaces in the reg key they will need to be in quotes

you will also need to read this:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;296865

"Torgeir Bakken (MVP)" <Torgeir.Bakken-spam@hydro.com> wrote in message
news:4032540B.ADE02A50@hydro.com...
> johnfli wrote:
>
> > There is a key in the registry that I need to set permissions on.
> > Is there a way I can set that in AD? Or do I have to go to each machine
> > manually and do it?
>
> Hi
>
> You could e.g. feed the command line utilities Regini.exe or SetACL.exe
with
> computer names in a loop (they support setting registry permissions
remotely).
>
>
> Regini.exe:
>
> For WinXP, it is builtin (%windir%\system32\regini.exe), for Win2k, it is
> available in the Win2k Resource Kit (buy ware) as well as in the Win2k3 RK
> (free).
>
> It is also an updated version of Regini.exe is in the Win2k3 Server
Resource
> Kit (for Win2k/WinXP as well), and for documentation, see rktools.chm in
the
> RK.
>
> Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit Tools
>
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=9d467a69-57ff-4ae7-96ee-b18c4790cffd&DisplayLang=en
>
> (The kit will install on WinXP or later, or you can unpack it with WinZip
or
> similar)
>
>
> SetACL.exe:
>
> SetACL.exe (freeware) at
> http://setacl.sourceforge.net/
>
> SetACL can set permissions on:
>
> Local or remote directories
> Local or remote files
> Local or remote printers
> Local or remote registry keys
> Local or remote Win32 services
> Local or remote network shares
>
>
> --
> torgeir
> Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
> Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of the 1328 page
> Scripting Guide: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter
>
>

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