I'm attempting to add a user to a security object using the Win32::Perms package, but have not had any success.

I'm using IndigoPerl, on a Win2K system, rather than ActiveState's Perl. I was able to install the Win32::Perms package using IndioPerl's Package Manager. I obtained the package directly from http://www.roth.net/perl/packages/win32-perms.ppd. The version of IndigoPerl is perl, v5.6.1 built for MSWin32-x86-multi-thread.

The following is a code fragment from my Perl script. 

    $path = "F:\Test";
    $sd = new Win32::Perms($path);
    $result = $sd -> Allow( "SYSTEM", FULL );
    if ($result == 0)
    {
      print "Win32 error number: $Win32Error\n";
      print "Win32 error message: ", Win32::FormatMessage
            ($Win32Error), "\n";
    }

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This code always fails. The Win32 error number is 53 which is "The network path was not found". I get the same error if I use a different user (e.g., SYSTEM) or if I use the sd -> Add() instead of Allow().

Note: I've been able to dump the contents of a security descriptor (using Dump() or Get()) and remove a user account from the security descriptor. Also, I've been able to copy a set of permissions from one study descriptor to another.

What am I doing wrong? Or doesn't the Win32::Perms package work with any other Perl except ActiveState?

Thanks,

Rob

In reply to Problem using Win32::Perms by rgold

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