WindowsAccessControlNtfsAccessRule

Parameters

Parameter	Attribute	DataType	Description	Allowed Values
AccessControlType	Key	System.Security.AccessControl.AccessControlType	Whether the entry is an allow or a deny entry.	Allow, Deny
AccessRights	Key	System.Security.AccessControl.FileSystemRights	The exact file system rights the entry grants or denies.	ReadData, ListDirectory, WriteData, CreateFiles, AppendData, CreateDirectories, ReadExtendedAttributes, WriteExtendedAttributes, ExecuteFile, Traverse, DeleteSubdirectoriesAndFiles, ReadAttributes, WriteAttributes, Write, Delete, ReadPermissions, Read, ReadAndExecute, Modify, ChangePermissions, TakeOwnership, Synchronize, FullControl
Account	Key	System.String	The principal the rule applies to. An alias is normalized by security identifier, so any spelling that resolves to the same principal matches.
AppliesTo	Key	System.String	The inheritance scope of the entry, expressed the way the Windows security editor expresses it.	ThisFolderOnly, ThisFolderSubfoldersAndFiles, ThisFolderAndSubfolders, ThisFolderAndFiles, SubfoldersAndFilesOnly, SubfoldersOnly, FilesOnly, ThisFolderSubfoldersAndFilesOneLevel, ThisFolderAndSubfoldersOneLevel, ThisFolderAndFilesOneLevel, SubfoldersAndFilesOnlyOneLevel, SubfoldersOnlyOneLevel, FilesOnlyOneLevel
Path	Key	System.String	The file or directory the rule applies to.
Ensure	Write	WindowsAccessControlDscEnsure	Whether the exact entry must be present or absent. Defaults to Present.	Absent, Present
Reasons	Read	WindowsAccessControlDscReason[]	Returns why the resource is not in the desired state. Not configurable.

Description

The composite key identifies exactly one explicit access control entry by path, account, rights, qualifier, and inheritance scope. Absent removes every duplicate of that exact entry without purging unrelated rights or the opposite qualifier. For an allow rule the comparison includes the Synchronize bit that .NET adds when it materializes the entry. Windows can merge entries that share account, qualifier, and scope, so a narrower exact rule cannot coexist with a broader superset entry and will stay noncompliant; model the superset explicitly or manage the whole list with WindowsAccessControlNtfsSecurityDescriptor.