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Remove All Directory Permissions

In C# (2.0) How do I remove all permissions to a directory, so I can limit the access. I will be adding access back to a limited set of users.

Solution

  • Look at the classes in the System.Security.AccessControl namespace, and especially the DirectorySecurity.RemoveAccessRule method.

    Also, if you remove all the permissions then you won't be able to add any back afterwards :-)