Write Protection Commands

Configure Write Protection List and Write Protection Exception List using the Command Line Interface by typing your command in the following format:

SLCmd.exe -p <admin_password> <command> <parameter> <value>

The following table lists the available abbreviated forms of parameters.

Abbreviations and Uses

Parameter	Abbreviation	Use
writeprotection	wp	Manage the Write Protection feature
writeprotection-file	wpfi	Manage files in the Write Protection List
writeprotection-folder	wpfo	Manage folders in the Write Protection List
writeprotection-regvalue	wprv	Manage registry values and associated registry keys in the Write Protection List
writeprotection-regkey	wprk	Manage registry keys in the Write Protection List
writeprotection-file-exception	wpfie	Manage files in the Write Protection Exception List
writeprotection-folder-exception	wpfoe	Manage folders in the Write Protection Exception List
writeprotection-regvalue-exception	wprve	Manage registry values and associated registry keys in the Write Protection Exception List
writeprotection-regkey-exception	wprke	Manage registry keys in the Write Protection Exception List

The following tables list the commands, parameters, and values available.

Write Protection List File Commands

Command

Parameter

Value

Description

show

writeprotection

Display the entire Write Protection List

writeprotection-file

Display the files in the Write Protection List

For example, type:

SLCmd.exe -p <admin_password> show writeprotection-file

writeprotection-file-exception

Display the files in the Write Protection Exception List

For example, type:

SLCmd.exe -p <admin_password> show writeprotection-file-exception

writeprotection-folder

Display the folders in the Write Protection List

For example, type:

SLCmd.exe -p <admin_password> show writeprotection-folder

writeprotection-folder-exception

Display the folders in the Write Protection Exception List

For example, type:

SLCmd.exe -p <admin_password> show writeprotection-folder-exception

add

writeprotection-file

<file_path>

Add the specified file to the Write Protection List

For example, type:

SLCmd.exe -p <admin_password> add writeprotection-file archive.txt

Note

The <file_path> value pattern matches from the end of the path toward the beginning of the path. For example, specifying userfile.txt matches c:\Windows\userfile.txt and c:\Temp\userfile.txt.

writeprotection-file-exception

-t <file_path> -p <process_path>

Add the specified file and a specific process path for that file to the Write Protection Exception List

For example, to add write access by a process named notepad.exe to a file named userfile.txt, type:

SLCmd.exe -p <admin_password> add writeprotection-file-exception -t userfile.txt -p notepad.exe

Note

The -p and -t values pattern match from the end of the path toward the beginning of the path. For example, specifying userfile.txt matches c:\Windows\userfile.txt and c:\Temp\userfile.txt.

-t <file_path>

Add the specified file to the Write Protection Exception List

For example, to add write access by any process to a file named userfile.txt, type:

SLCmd.exe -p <admin_password> add writeprotection-file-exception -t userfile.txt

Note

The -t value pattern matches from the end of the path toward the beginning of the path. For example, specifying userfile.txt matches c:\Windows\userfile.txt and c:\Temp\userfile.txt.

-p <process_path>

Add the specified process path to the Write Protection Exception List

For example, to add write access by a process named notepad.exe to any files, type:

SLCmd.exe -p <admin_password> add writeprotection-file-exception -p notepad.exe

Note

The -p value pattern matches from the end of the process path toward the beginning of the path. For example, specifying notepad.exe matches c:\Windows\notepad.exe and c:\Temp\notepad.exe.

writeprotection-folder

[-r] <folder_path>

Add the specified folder(s) to the Write Protection List

For example, type:

SLCmd.exe -p <admin_password> add writeprotection-folder -r userfolder

Note

Using the optional -r value includes the specified folder and related subfolders.

The <folder_path> value pattern matches from the end of the path toward the beginning of the path. For example, specifying userfile.txt matches c:\Windows\userfolder and c:\Temp\userfolder.

writeprotection-folder-exception

[-r] -t <folder_path> -p <process_path>

Add the specified folder and processes run from the specified path to the Write Protection Exception List

For example, to add write access by a process named notepad.exe to a folder and related subfolders at c:\Windows\System32\Temp, type:

SLCmd.exe -p <admin_password> add writeprotection-folder-exception -r -t c:\Windows\System32\Temp -p notepad.exe

Note

Using the optional -r value includes the specified folder and related subfolders.

The -p and -t values pattern match from the end of the path toward the beginning of the path. For example, specifying userfile.txt matches c:\Windows\userfile.txt and c:\Temp\userfile.txt.

[-r] -t <folder_path>

Add the specified folder(s) to the Write Protection Exception List

For example, to add write access by any process to a folder at userfolder, type:

SLCmd.exe -p <admin_password> add writeprotection-folder-exception -r -t userfolder

Note

Using the optional -r value includes the specified folder and related subfolders.

The -t value pattern matches from the last part of the folder path toward the beginning of the path. For example, specifying userfolder matches c:\Windows\userfolder and c:\Temp\userfolder.

-p <process_path>

Add processes run from the specified paths to the Write Protection Exception List

For example, to add write access by a process named notepad.exe to any folder, type:

SLCmd.exe -p <admin_password> add writeprotection-folder-exception -p c:\Windows\notepad.exe

Note

The -p value pattern matches from the end of the process path toward the beginning of the path. For example, specifying notepad.exe matches c:\Windows\notepad.exe and c:\Temp\notepad.exe.

remove

writeprotection-file

<file_path>

Remove the specified file from the Write Protection List

For example, type:

SLCmd.exe -p <admin_password> remove writeprotection-file archive.txt

Note

Specify the exact <file_path> originally specified in the corresponding add command.

writeprotection-file-exception

-t <file_path> -p <process_path>

Remove the specified file and process path from the Write Protection Exception List

For example, type:

SLCmd.exe -p <admin_password> remove writeprotection-file-exception -t userfile.txt -p notepad.exe

Note

Specify the exact <file_path> and <process_path> originally specified in the corresponding add command.

-t <file_path>

Remove the specified file from the Write Protection Exception List

For example, type:

SLCmd.exe -p <admin_password> remove writeprotection-file-exception -t userfile.txt

Note

The -t value pattern matches from the end of the path toward the beginning of the path. For example, specifying userfile.txt matches c:\Windows\userfile.txt and c:\Temp\userfile.txt.

-p <process_path>

Remove the specified process path from the Write Protection Exception List

For example, type:

SLCmd.exe -p <admin_password> remove writeprotection-file-exception -p notepad.exe

Note

The -p value pattern matches from the end of the process path toward the beginning of the path. For example, specifying notepad.exe matches c:\Windows\notepad.exe and c:\Temp\notepad.exe.

writeprotection-folder

[-r] <folder_path>

Remove the specified folder(s) from the Write Protection List

For example, type:

SLCmd.exe -p <admin_password> remove writeprotection-folder -r c:\Windows

Note

Using the optional -r value includes the specified folder and related subfolders.

Specify the exact <folder_path> and -r value originally specified in the corresponding add command.

writeprotection-folder-exception

[-r] -t <folder_path> -p <process_path>

Remove the specified folder and process path from the Write Protection Exception List

For example, type:

SLCmd.exe -p <admin_password> remove writeprotection-folder-exception -r -t c:\Windows\System32\Temp -p c:\Windows\notepad.exe

Note

Using the optional -r value includes the specified folder and related subfolders.

Specify the exact <folder_path>, <process_path>, and -r value originally specified in the corresponding add command.

[-r] -t <folder_path>

Remove the specified folder(s) from the Write Protection Exception List

For example, type:

SLCmd.exe -p <admin_password> remove writeprotection-folder-exception -r -t userfolder

Note

Using the optional -r value includes the specified folder and related subfolders.

The -t value pattern matches from the last part of the folder path toward the beginning of the path. For example, specifying userfolder matches c:\Windows\userfolder and c:\Temp\userfolder.

-p <process_path>

Remove the specified process path from the Write Protection Exception List

For example, type:

SLCmd.exe -p <admin_password> remove writeprotection-folder-exception -p c:\Windows\System32

Note

The -p value pattern matches from the end of the process path toward the beginning of the path. For example, specifying notepad.exe matches c:\Windows\notepad.exe and c:\Temp\notepad.exe.

Write Protection List Registry Commands

Command

Parameter

Value

Description

show

writeprotection

Display the entire Write Protection List

writeprotection-regvalue

Display the registry values in the Write Protection List

writeprotection-regvalue-exception

Display the registry values in the Write Protection Exception List

writeprotection-regkey

Display the registry keys in the Write Protection List

writeprotection-regkey-exception

Display the registry keys in the Write Protection Exception List

add

writeprotection-regvalue

<path_of_registry_key> <registry_value>

Add the specified registry value and its related registry key to the Write Protection List

For example, to add the registry value of testvalue in the HKEY\test registry key to the Write Protection List, type:

SLCmd.exe -p <admin_password> add writeprotection-regvalue HKEY\test testvalue

writeprotection-regvalue-exception

-t <path_of_registry_key> <registry_value> -p <process_path>

Add the specified registry value and its related registry key and a specific process path for that value to the Write Protection Exception List

Note

This command allows write access by the specified process to the specified registry values.

The -p value pattern matches from the end of the path toward the beginning of the path.

-t <path_of_registry_key> <registry_value>

Add the specified registry value and its related registry key to the Write Protection Exception List

Note

This command allows write access by any process to the specified registry value.

-p <process_path>

Add the specified process to the Write Protection Exception List

Note

This command allows write access by the specified process to any registry values.

The -p value pattern matches from the end of the process path toward the beginning of the path.

writeprotection-regkey

[-r] <path_of_registry_key>

Add the specified registry key to the Write Protection List

Note

Using the optional -r value includes the specified registry key and related subkeys.

writeprotection-regkey-exception

[-r] -t <path_of_registry_key> -p <process_path>

Add the specified registry key and processes run from the specified path to the Write Protection Exception List

Note

This command allows write access by the specified process to the specified registry keys.

Using the optional -r value includes the specified registry key and related subkeys.

The -p value pattern matches from the end of the process path toward the beginning of the path.

[-r] -t <path_of_registry_key>

Add the specified registry key to the Write Protection Exception List

Note

This command allows write access by any process to the specified registry keys.

Using the optional -r value includes the specified registry key and related subkeys.

-p <process_path>

Add processes run from the specified paths to the Write Protection Exception List

Note

This command allows write access by the specified process to any registry keys.

The -p value pattern matches from the end of the process path toward the beginning of the path.

remove

writeprotection-regvalue

<path_of_registry_key> <registry_value>

Remove the specified registry value from the Write Protection List

Note

Specify the exact <path_of_registry_key> and <registry_value> originally specified in the corresponding add command.

writeprotection-regvalue-exception

-t <path_of_registry_key> <registry_value> -p <process_path>

Remove the specified registry value and process path from the Write Protection Exception List

Note

Specify the exact <path_of_registry_key>, <registry_value>, and <process_path> originally specified in the corresponding add command.

The -p value pattern matches from the end of the path toward the beginning of the path.

-t <path_of_registry_key> <registry_value>

Remove the specified registry value from the Write Protection Exception List

-p <process_path>

Remove the specified process path from the Write Protection Exception List

Note

The -p value pattern matches from the end of the path toward the beginning of the path.

writeprotection-regkey

[-r] <path_of_registry_key>

Remove the specified registry key from the Write Protection List

Note

Specify the exact <path_of_registry_key> and -r value originally specified in the corresponding add command.

Using the optional -r value includes the specified registry key and related subkeys.

writeprotection-regkey-exception

[-r] -t <path_of_registry_key> -p <process_path>

Remove the specified registry key and process path from the Write Protection Exception List

Note

Specify the exact <path_of_registry_key>, <process_path>, and -r value originally specified in the corresponding add command.

Using the optional -r value includes the specified registry key and related subkeys.

The -p value pattern matches from the end of the path toward the beginning of the path.

[-r] -t <path_of_registry_key>

Remove the specified registry key from the Write Protection Exception List

Note

Using the optional -r value includes the specified registry key and related subkeys.

-p <process_path>

Remove the specified process path from the Write Protection Exception List

Note

The -p value pattern matches from the end of the path toward the beginning of the path.

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