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Clear‑ProcessAuditRule

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SYNOPSIS

Clears selected explicit audit rules from pinned live processes.

SYNTAX

Process (Default)

Clear-ProcessAuditRule [-InputObject] <Object[]> [-Account <Object[]>] [-ThrottleLimit <Int32>] [-PassThru]
 [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

Handle

Clear-ProcessAuditRule -Handle <IntPtr[]> [-Account <Object[]>] [-ThrottleLimit <Int32>] [-PassThru]
 [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

DESCRIPTION

Removes explicit process SACL entries for selected accounts, or every explicit audit ACE when Account is omitted, on the pinned instance.

EXAMPLES

EXAMPLE 1

Clear-ProcessAuditRule -ProcessId $PID -Account Everyone -WhatIf

Previews removing explicit Everyone audit rules from the current process.

PARAMETERS

-Account

Optional accounts or SIDs whose explicit audit rules are removed.

Type: Object[]
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: IdentityReference

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Handle

One or more caller-owned process handles that the module never closes.

Type: IntPtr[]
Parameter Sets: Handle
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-InputObject

One or more PIDs, Process objects, or process objects emitted by this module.

Type: Object[]
Parameter Sets: Process
Aliases: Process, Id, ProcessId

Required: True
Position: 1
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByPropertyName, ByValue)
Accept wildcard characters: False

-PassThru

Returns the rules selected for removal after successful persistence.

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-ThrottleLimit

Limits concurrently processed pinned targets. One requests deterministic sequential execution.

Type: Int32
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: [Math]::Max(1, [Math]::Min(8, [Environment]::ProcessorCount))
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Confirm

Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: cf

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-WhatIf

Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: wi

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

CommonParameters

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.

INPUTS

System.Int32

System.Diagnostics.Process

OUTPUTS

None

WindowsAccessControl.ProcessAuditRule

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