SAMPLE: Metaacl.exe Modifying Metabase Permissions for the IIS Admin Objects
Brief Description
View, set, or delete metabase permissions for the IIS Admin Objects in a Windows Scripting Host file
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Quick Details
| File Name: | Metaacl.exe |
| Version: | 1.0 |
| Date Published: | 7/16/2003 |
| Language: | English |
| Download Size: | 79 KB |
| Estimated Download Time: | 1 min 56K |
Overview
The sample illustrates how you can view, set, or delete metabase permissions for the IIS Admin Objects in a Windows Scripting Host file.
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System Requirements
- Supported Operating Systems: Windows 2000; Windows 95; Windows 98; Windows NT; Windows Server 2003; Windows XP; Windows XP 64-bit; Windows XP Media Center Edition
Microsoft Internet Information Services 5.0 or Microsoft Internet Information Services 6.0 Top of page
Instructions
The Metaacl.exe file contains the following files:
File name Size
Metaacl.vbs 7,380 KB
EULA.txt 1,652 KB
To see how to use Metaacl.vbs, you can run it from a command prompt with no parameters. For best results, make sure that Csript.exe is your default script interpreter or run:
csript metaacl.vbs
Metaacl.vbs is provided as a code sample for you to use as a template to add similar code to your own applications. It has not been thoroughly tested and, for simplicity sake, it does not perform exhaustive error handling.
WARNING: If you edit the metabase incorrectly, you can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall any product that uses the metabase. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems that result if you incorrectly edit the metabase can be solved. Edit the metabase at your own risk.
NOTE: Always back up the metabase before you edit it.
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