Windows Adminstrative Notes
- ACL Editing
- XCACLS /E /P Everyone:R
- XCACLS /E /G Consult:F
- /T recursive; /E edit
- /P for replace; /G for grant; /R for Revoke
- F for Full; R for Read; C for change (write are full permissions
- Special:X for execute; O for take ownership; D for Delete; W for Write; E for read; P for change permissions
- Command History Editing
- F10 or up and down arrows
- Copying Directory Hierarchies
- xcopy /E /I "src_path" "dest_path"
- /E is for empty directories; /I is for dest directories that do not yet exist.
- File Association Query
- assoc .mat
- For Loops
- for /r %%i in (*.xxx) do rename %%i %%i.jpg. (recursive)
- /d to iterate over directories.
- Listing Directory Contents
- dir /S for recursive
- diruse /S for directory usage
- NTFS Conversion
- convert C: /fs:NTFS /v
- Path Adjustment
- path %path%;C:\Program Files\Resource Pro Kit
- Remote Mounting
- net use I: \\woebegon.cit.cornell.edu\D$ /PERSISTENT:NO
- Secure Copy
- C:\putty\pscp jones@math1.math.cornell.edu:/homes/jones/.emacs .
- pscp has a -r flag for recursive copying
- Services
- net start service
- net stop service
- net continue service
- Setup Log Query
- shift-F10
- Safe Mode
- winnt32.exe /#u:safemod
- (creates setupact.log and skips bad part on secontd try)
- Services List
- sclist
- Shortcuts
- shortcut -f -n "ssh -putty" -t "C:\putty\putty.exe"
- Time
- net time \\woebegon /set /y
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Last Update: Sep 22, 2001