Check users directory permissions

[gareth]

Hi,

Does anyone know of a way of finding out if the currently logged in
user has read access to a directory without trying to open the
directory??

Thanks

gareth

[Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]]

Gareth,

What kind of access are you looking for? I would try and get the
DirectoryInfo instance for the directory. Once you have that, you can call
the GetAccessControl method which will return a DirectorySecurity instance
that gives you information about the permissions on the directory.
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- Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]
- mv*@spam.guard.caspershouse.com

"gareth" <ga****************@gmail.comwrote in message
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Hi,

Does anyone know of a way of finding out if the currently logged in
user has read access to a directory without trying to open the
directory??

Thanks

gareth

[Willy Denoyette [MVP]]

"gareth" <ga****************@gmail.comwrote in message
news:11**********************@n2g2000hse.googlegro ups.com...

Hi,

Does anyone know of a way of finding out if the currently logged in
user has read access to a directory without trying to open the
directory??

Thanks

gareth

This is not as easy as it looks like, I'm also not clear on why you need to
know why a user as read access to a *directory*, users are opening/reading
files not directories, and having read access to a directory doesn't
guarantee read access to a file contained in that directory.
Willy.

[gareth]

Hello Nicholas/Willy,

I'm trying to create a directory/file browser front end for a number
of Crystal Reports. The reports will be stored in a directory
structure according to the type of report that is being stored there,
e.g. telephony, IT, management etc.

It's a requirement that these reports can only be looked at by certain
people, i.e. non-management staff can't run management reports. The
easiest way to manage this is by using the file permissons on the
crystal reports and checking them against the currently logged in
user.

However, it's also a requirement that, if a user can't run a report
they can't even see it - so I need to check the permissions of each
file.

There is a similar requirement for the directories - if a user doesn't
have access to the directory, they can't see it.

Hope this makes sense...it's early!! :o)

Gareth