tim golden cggctimgoldenmeuk spj wrote googled found way get security permissions folders remote file share using python win32 module hope know ntfs security works necessarily used way get lot complex might imagine clear whether files accessible machine merely happen remote machine ie youre something like otherboxshare1dirfilename whether dont access machine need kind remote access toolset former youve got options see latter youre limited wmi probably way go one possibility use cacls xcacls command line tools dump information pretty much exactly theyre designed theyve already done hard work determining whats inside dacl youd otherwise downside youd parse output unless simply dumping log acceptable purposes second possibility use lowlevel win32 api query security essentially rolling cacls advantage produce exactly output want format need disadvantage including working allow deny aces inheritance issues trivial starting point look httptimgoldenmeukpythonwin32_how_do_igettheownerofafilehtml httptimgoldenmeukpythonwin32_how_do_iaddsecuritytoafilehtml clearly starting points want look also examples demos folder pywin32 extensions could also consider wmi may possibility need access security remote machines opposed via share take little higher win32 apis still fair bit work allow perform check across number machines dont wmi security example wanted go way could run one tjg _______________________________________________ pythonwin32 mailing list kpitckaew45pythonorg httpmailpythonorgmailmanlistinfopythonwin32 fri 08 aug 2008 054226 0100 pythonwin32 getting security permissions folders remote file share