rustdesk/rustdesk · error

Failed to inspect ACL target directory '{}': {}

Error message

Failed to inspect ACL target directory '{}': {}

What it means

Error "Failed to inspect ACL target directory '{}': {}" thrown in rustdesk/rustdesk.

Source

Thrown at src/platform/windows/acl.rs:139

        )
    };
    if set_named_result.0 != 0 {
        bail!(
            "SetNamedSecurityInfoW failed for '{}': win32_error={}",
            path.display(),
            set_named_result.0
        );
    }
    Ok(())
}

/// Grants `Everyone` on `dir` recursively for helper/runtime files that must be
/// readable/executable across user contexts.
///
/// `access_mask` is the Win32 file access mask to grant recursively.
pub fn set_path_permission(dir: &Path, access_mask: u32) -> ResultType<()> {
    let metadata = fs::symlink_metadata(dir).map_err(|e| {
        anyhow!(
            "Failed to inspect ACL target directory '{}': {}",
            dir.display(),
            e
        )
    })?;
    if is_reparse_point(&metadata) {
        bail!(
            "ACL target directory is a reparse point and is rejected: '{}'",
            dir.display()
        );
    }
    if !metadata.file_type().is_dir() {
        bail!("ACL target is not a directory: '{}'", dir.display());
    }

    let everyone_sid = sid_string_to_local_alloc_guard("S-1-1-0")?;
    let mut stack = vec![dir.to_path_buf()];
    while let Some(path) = stack.pop() {

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at src/platform/windows/acl.rs:139 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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