Question

I have the following line of code:

CreateDirectory(full_folder, attr);

Now the attr variable is of type LPSECURITY_ATRRIBUTES and is currently set to NULL. Can anyone please provide me with a list of all the keywords that are accepted by this variable. I have searched over the internet but I can’t seem to find a proper list. Maybe I am not searching correctly.

Thanks 🙂

Answer 1

LPSECURITY_ATTRIBUTES doesn’t take keywords, it is a pointer to a struct. Docs: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa379560(v=vs.85).aspx

The useful payload of the struct is a SECURITY_DESCRIPTOR, an effectively opaque structure that you manipulate using various API functions. Docs: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa379561(v=vs.85).aspx