Hello all,

I am fairly new to Powershell and I am at a major learning curve at the moment :)

I am making a basic script, which get-acl the files that are about to move, move files, and set-acl using stored acl ($acl)

Here is a section of the code:

$acl = get-acl $_.fullname

$myPath = $dest + "\" + $_.name

Move-Item $_.fullname $dest

set-acl $myPath $acl

When I execute them, I get the following message:

Set-Acl : The process does not possess the 'SeSecurityPrivilege' privilege which is required for this operation.

It may be because it is trying to set the acl WHILE the file is moving (moving not complete).

I would assume the script would wait until the previous command has veen completed but it is not.

Is there any way for it to wait for move-item to complete before moving to next statement?

Cheers

Sorry, I forgot to add that when I run the script for second time, it runs successfully without any errors.

Could you explain why the script is successful when it's run the second time?

I don't think it's got to do with powershell permission

PS. I'm running Windows XP SP2

The following is the code:

if($args.length -ne 3)
{
    Write-warning "Usage: C3.ps1 [SourceDir] [TargetDir] [NumMonths]"
    exit
}
$first = $ArgsΎ]
$second = $ArgsΏ]
$third = $Argsΐ]
if((test-path $ArgsΎ]) -eq $false)
{
    write-warning "Source directory non existant!"
    exit
}
if((test-path $ArgsΏ]) -eq $false)
{
    write-warning "Target directory non existant!"
    exit
}

$lastAccess = ((get-date).AddMonths(-$Argsΐ]))

get-childitem $ArgsΎ] -recurse | where{($_.Mode -Notlike "d*") -and (($_.LastAccessTime).ToOADate() -lt ($lastAccess).ToOADate())} |
foreach {
    $acl = get-acl $_.fullname
    $myPath = $second + "\" + $_.name
    Move-Item $_.fullname $second

    Set-Acl $myPath $acl

}

I call the script by typing:

.\MoveOld.ps1 C:\Downloads\Files C:\Downloads\Target 20

I run the script once, I get rows of same errors.

I run the script once more, No error messages.

I reckon it is giving me the error because it is trying to set the permission while the files are being copied over. (files aren't existant when trying to set the permission).

Could someone help me out please?

cheers

Param($source,$target,$Months)

If(!(test-path $source) -or !(test-path $target)){'Invalid $source or $target Bad Path'}

$lastAccess = ((get-date).AddMonths(-$Months))

get-childitem $Source -recurse | where{!($_.PSIsContainer) -and ($_.LastAccessTime -lt $lastAccess)} | foreach { 
    $acl = get-acl $_.fullname
    $myPath = $target + "\" + $_.name
    Move-Item $_.fullname $target
    Set-Acl $myPath $acl
}

Hello bsonposh,

I have tried the code you have given but I am still getting the same error !

PS:6 >.\C5v2.ps1 C:\Downloads\Files C:\Downloads\Target 20
Set-Acl : The process does not possess the 'SeSecurityPrivilege' privilege which is required for this operation.
At C:\Downloads\C5v2.ps1:12 char:12
+     Set-Acl  <<<< $myPath $acl
Set-Acl : The process does not possess the 'SeSecurityPrivilege' privilege which is required for this operation.
At C:\Downloads\C5v2.ps1:12 char:12
+     Set-Acl  <<<< $myPath $acl
Set-Acl : The process does not possess the 'SeSecurityPrivilege' privilege which is required for this operation.
At C:\Downloads\C5v2.ps1:12 char:12
+     Set-Acl  <<<< $myPath $acl
Set-Acl : The process does not possess the 'SeSecurityPrivilege' privilege which is required for this operation.
At C:\Downloads\C5v2.ps1:12 char:12
+     Set-Acl  <<<< $myPath $acl

and so on...

When I run it again, it's fine !

What is going on :(

I have changed the PC account to administrator and tried running the script you have provided, and I'm getting different errors:

Set-Acl : The security identifier is not allowed to be the owner of this object.
At C:\Downloads\C5v2.ps1:12 char:12
+     Set-Acl  <<<< $myPath $acl
Set-Acl : The security identifier is not allowed to be the owner of this object.
At C:\Downloads\C5v2.ps1:12 char:12
+     Set-Acl  <<<< $myPath $acl
Set-Acl : The security identifier is not allowed to be the owner of this object.
At C:\Downloads\C5v2.ps1:12 char:12
+     Set-Acl  <<<< $myPath $acl

Sorry but I couldn't understand what you meant in last sentence.

I am running the script in C:\Downloads

The files I am moving from are located in C:\Downloads\Files\

The target directory is C:\Downloads\Target\

Those folders are not protected by read/write protection.

Is that what you meant?

Thanks for all the effort trying to fix the problem

I just given Full Control to both folders for my account(User) as well as others.

I have tried running script as administrator and my user account but I am still getting same error message :/

Is there any other way to check where the fault is?

Cheers