# Clear-ItemAcl

Removes all security information from the item specified.

## Syntax

Clear-ItemAcl \[-Item] \<Item> \[-PassThru]

Clear-ItemAcl \[-Path] \<String> \[-PassThru]

Clear-ItemAcl -Id \<String> \[-Database \<String>] \[-PassThru]

## Detailed Description

Removes all security information from the item specified.

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## Parameters

### -PassThru \<SwitchParameter>

Passes the processed item back into the pipeline.

| Aliases                     |       |
| --------------------------- | ----- |
| Required?                   | false |
| Position?                   | named |
| Default Value               |       |
| Accept Pipeline Input?      | false |
| Accept Wildcard Characters? | false |

### -Item \<Item>

The item to be processed.

| Aliases                     |                                |
| --------------------------- | ------------------------------ |
| Required?                   | true                           |
| Position?                   | 1                              |
| Default Value               |                                |
| Accept Pipeline Input?      | true (ByValue, ByPropertyName) |
| Accept Wildcard Characters? | false                          |

### -Path \<String>

Path to the item to be processed.

| Aliases                     |       |
| --------------------------- | ----- |
| Required?                   | true  |
| Position?                   | 1     |
| Default Value               |       |
| Accept Pipeline Input?      | false |
| Accept Wildcard Characters? | false |

### -Id \<String>

Id of the item to be processed. Requires the Database parameter to be specified.

| Aliases                     |       |
| --------------------------- | ----- |
| Required?                   | true  |
| Position?                   | named |
| Default Value               |       |
| Accept Pipeline Input?      | false |
| Accept Wildcard Characters? | false |

### -Database \<String>

Database containing the item to be fetched with Id parameter.

| Aliases                     |       |
| --------------------------- | ----- |
| Required?                   | false |
| Position?                   | named |
| Default Value               |       |
| Accept Pipeline Input?      | false |
| Accept Wildcard Characters? | false |

## Inputs

The input type is the type of the objects that you can pipe to the cmdlet.

* can be piped from another cmdlet\* Sitecore.Data.Items.Item

## Outputs

The output type is the type of the objects that the cmdlet emits.

* Only if -PassThru is used\* Sitecore.Data.Items.Item

## Notes

Help Author: Adam Najmanowicz, Michael West

## Examples

### EXAMPLE 1

Clears the security information from the Home item providing its path

```powershell
PS master:\> Clear-ItemAcl -Path master:\content\home
```

### EXAMPLE 2

Clears the security information from the Home item by providing it from the pipeline and passing it back to the pipeline.

```powershell
PS master:\> Get-Item -Path master:\content\home | Clear-ItemAcl -PassThru

Name   Children Languages                Id                                     TemplateName
----   -------- ---------                --                                     ------------
Home   False    {en, ja-JP, de-DE, da}   {110D559F-DEA5-42EA-9C1C-8A5DF7E70EF9} Sample Item
```

## Related Topics

* [Add-ItemAcl](https://doc.sitecorepowershell.com/appendix/security/add-itemacl)
* [Get-ItemAcl](https://doc.sitecorepowershell.com/appendix/security/get-itemacl)
* [New-ItemAcl](https://doc.sitecorepowershell.com/appendix/security/new-itemacl)
* [Set-ItemAcl](https://doc.sitecorepowershell.com/appendix/security/set-itemacl)
* [Test-ItemAcl](https://doc.sitecorepowershell.com/appendix/security/test-itemacl)
* <https://sdn.sitecore.net/upload/sitecore6/security_administrators_cookbook_a4.pdf>
* <https://sdn.sitecore.net/upload/sitecore6/61/security_reference-a4.pdf>
* <https://sdn.sitecore.net/upload/sitecore6/64/content_api_cookbook_sc64_and_later-a4.pdf>
* <https://www.sitecore.net/learn/blogs/technical-blogs/john-west-sitecore-blog/posts/2013/01/sitecore-security-access-rights.aspx>
* <https://briancaos.wordpress.com/2009/10/02/assigning-security-to-items-in-sitecore-6-programatically/>