Use /acl to display the access control list that applies to a particular object.
Required Permissions
To use the /acl command, you must have the View collection-level information or the View instance-level information permission set to Allow, depending on whether you are using the /collection or /server parameter, respectively. For more information, see Team Foundation Server Permissions.
TFSSecurity /acl Namespace Token [/collection:CollectionURL] [/server:ServerURL] |
Parameters
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Namespace | The namespace that contains the group for which you want to view permissions for a user or group. | ||
Token | The name or GUID of the object on which you want to view permissions.
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/collection:CollectionURL | Required if /server is not used. Specifies the URL of a team project collection in the following format: http://ServerName:Port/VirtualDirectoryName/CollectionName | ||
/server:ServerURL | Required if /collection is not used. Specifies the URL of an application-tier server in the following format: http://ServerName:Port/VirtualDirectoryName |
Remarks
Run this command on an application-tier server for Team Foundation.
Access control entries are security mechanisms that determine which operations a user, group, service, or computer is authorized to perform on a computer or server.
Examples
The following example displays what users and groups have access to the FrameworkGlobalSecurity token in the Server namespace within the ADatumCorporation deployment.
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The examples are for illustration only and are fictitious. No real association is intended or inferred. |
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> tfssecurity /acl Server FrameworkGlobalSecurity /server:ServerURL | |
Sample output:
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TFSSecurity - Team Foundation Server Security Tool Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. The target Team Foundation Server is http://ADatumCorporation:8080/. Retrieving the access control list for object "Server"... Effective ACL on object "FrameworkGlobalSecurity": [+] GenericRead [INSTANCE]\Team Foundation Valid Users [+] GenericRead [INSTANCE]\SharePoint Web Application Services [+] Impersonate [INSTANCE]\SharePoint Web Application Services [+] GenericRead [INSTANCE]\Team Foundation Service Accounts [+] GenericWrite [INSTANCE]\Team Foundation Service Accounts [+] Impersonate [INSTANCE]\Team Foundation Service Accounts [+] TriggerEvent [INSTANCE]\Team Foundation Service Accounts [+] GenericRead [INSTANCE]\Team Foundation Administrators [+] GenericWrite [INSTANCE]\Team Foundation Administrators [+] TriggerEvent [INSTANCE]\Team Foundation Administrators [+] GenericRead DATUM1\jpeoples Done. | |
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