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Full access control for file using NSIS

I have a requirement to package the XML Files to ExE;

I’m using NSIS Script package. But I have query on the same ExE I have used default installation path C:/XML-Data/ for XML package.

I have configuration fie xmlpathconfiguration.conf in the same XML Package and which will be in this location < C:/XML-Data/xmlpathconfiguration.conf>

But my doubt is xmlpathconfiguration.conf user is unable to change the configuration inputs in the file.

Please let me know how to package it, So that user and Admin can edit the inputs based on there requirement Present Usage for packaging

File ..\..\xmlpathconfiguration.conf

Solution

  • To change the ACL of a file you have to use the AccessControl plug-in:

    SetOutPath $InstDir
File "....\xmlpathconfiguration.conf"
AccessControl::GrantOnFile  "$INSTDIR\xmlpathconfiguration.conf" "(WD)" "FullAccess" ; You should consider using "GenericRead + GenericWrite" instead...