If the key's owner or group is to be set, the caller must have WRITE_OWNER permission or have SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege.| LONG RegSetKeySecurity(hkey, SecInf, pSecDesc) | |||||
| HKEY hkey; | /* open handle to key to set | */ | |||
| SECURITY_INFORMATION SecInf; | /* specifies descriptor contents | */ | |||
| PSECURITY_DESCRIPTOR pSecDesc; | /* descriptor to set for this key | */ | |||
The RegSetKeySecurity function sets the security of a previously opened registration key.
hkey
Specifies an open handle to the key to set the security for.
SecInf
Specifies a SECURITY_INFORMATION structure that indicates the contents of the supplied SECURITY_DESCRIPTOR.
pSecDesc
Points to the SECURITY_DESCRIPTOR to set for the specified key.
The return value is ERROR_SUCCESS if the function is successful. Otherwise, it is an error value.
This function is only successful if the following conditions are met:
If the key's owner or group is to be set, the caller must have WRITE_OWNER permission or have SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege.
If the key's DACL is to be set, the caller must have WRITE_DAC permission or be the object's owner.
If the key's SACL is to be set, the caller must have SeSecurityPrivilege.
RegGetKeySecurity