Change permissions on multiple folders using PowerShell

Scenario:

Change permissions on multiple folders using PowerShell.

I needed to add permissions to a specific group of users on all folders under a specific directory. The problem that I had to overcome was that the inheritance was blocked and I was not able to change the root and inherit the permissions. After some research, I wrote the below script to change permissions on multiple folders under a specific directory. I have saved a lot of time not to go manually and add the permission to each folder. The number of folders was over 200.

Related Links:

• PowerShell Scripts
• PowerShell Tutorials
• New-Object – Microsoft Docs
• Using the Get-ChildItem Cmdlet – TechNet – Microsoft
• Using the Get-Acl Cmdlet – TechNet – Microsoft
• Set-Acl – Microsoft Docs

Solution / Script:

$StartingPath = "F:\rootfolder"
$Right = "FullControl"
$Principal = "domain\admins-group"

$Rule = New-Object System.Security.AccessControl.FileSystemAccessRule($Principal,$Right,"Allow")

foreach ($Folder in $(Get-ChildItem -Directory $StartingPath -Recurse)) {
    $Acl=Get-Acl $Folder.FullName
    $Acl.SetAccessRule($Rule)
    Set-Acl $folder.Fullname $Acl
}

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Change permissions on multiple folders using PowerShell

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Change permissions on multiple folders using PowerShell. If you want to change permissions on multiple folders using PowerShell, then this is your solution. Stephanos Constantinou Blog - PowerShell Scripting

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Stephanos

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