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Get‑ProcessAccessRule

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SYNOPSIS

Gets access rules from pinned live processes.

SYNTAX

Process (Default)

Get-ProcessAccessRule [-InputObject] <Object[]> [-Account <Object[]>] [-ExcludeInherited] [-ExcludeExplicit]
 [-ThrottleLimit <Int32>] [<CommonParameters>]

Handle

Get-ProcessAccessRule -Handle <IntPtr[]> [-Account <Object[]>] [-ExcludeInherited] [-ExcludeExplicit]
 [-ThrottleLimit <Int32>] [<CommonParameters>]

DESCRIPTION

Reads process DACLs through pinned PID or borrowed-handle targets and returns structured rules with normalized masks and WindowsProcessRights.

EXAMPLES

EXAMPLE 1

Get-ProcessAccessRule -ProcessId $PID -Account 'S-1-1-0'

Gets current-process access rules for Everyone.

PARAMETERS

-Account

Filters rules by account names, SIDs, identity references, or module identities.

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

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

-ExcludeExplicit

Excludes explicit ACEs; process descriptors do not support inheritance.

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

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

-ExcludeInherited

Excludes inherited ACEs; process descriptors normally contain explicit ACEs only.

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
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

-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

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

WindowsAccessControl.ProcessAccessRule

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