rustdesk/rustdesk · error

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

Error message

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

What it means

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

Source

Thrown at src/platform/windows/acl.rs:159

            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() {
        let metadata = fs::symlink_metadata(&path)
            .map_err(|e| anyhow!("Failed to inspect ACL target '{}': {}", path.display(), e))?;
        if is_reparse_point(&metadata) {
            continue;
        }
        let is_dir = metadata.file_type().is_dir();
        apply_grant_sid_allow_ace_to_path(
            &path,
            everyone_sid.as_sid_ptr(),
            access_mask,
            true,
            is_dir,
        )?;
        if !is_dir {
            continue;
        }
        for entry in fs::read_dir(&path)
            .map_err(|e| anyhow!("Failed to list ACL target dir '{}': {}", path.display(), e))?
        {
            let entry = entry.map_err(|e| {

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at src/platform/windows/acl.rs:159 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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