Set File Permission (NTFS) using PowerShell DSC

DSC
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Hi everyone,

I’ve used a sample NTFSPermission PS DSC script to manage file sharing. When I used it to Deny users to access a file, it works, but when I reuse the script again to try to revert it (giving back the access), it won’t work. Why is that?

Here’s the code:

  configuration SetNTFSPermission
{
    param
    (
        # Target nodes to apply the configuration
        [string[]]$NodeName = 'localhost',

        # Add Account
        [Parameter(Mandatory)]
        [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
        [String]$Account,

          # Create a Physical Path
        [Parameter(Mandatory)]
        [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
        [String]$PhysicalPath,

        # Add Access
        [Parameter(Mandatory)]
        [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
        [String]$Access,

         # Add Rights
        [Parameter(Mandatory)]
        [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
        [String]$Rights

    )
# Import the module that defines custom resources
    Import-DscResource -Module xPSDesiredStateConfiguration
    Node $NodeName
    {
       NTFSPermission NewPermission
        {
            Ensure = "Present"
            Account = $Account
            Access = $Access
            Path = $PhysicalPath
            Rights = $Rights
        }
    }
}

SetNTFSPermission


Start-DscConfiguration -Force -Wait -Verbose -Path .\SetNTFSPermission
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I might have missed something but xPSDesiredStateConfiguration has no builtin-resource that deals with NTFSPermissions.

Are you using a 3rd party DSC resource ?

Are you using the latest stable version of it, is it sill maintained ?

Make sure you have the Import command for that module and that its available on the node you want it applied, unless you’re using a Pull Server then make sure the module is on the pull server location.

I suspect you’ll need to ask the creator of this module or add the module name and where you got it from so we might
look into it.