# Get-ItemAcl

Retrieves security access rules from an item.

## Syntax

Get-ItemAcl -Identity \<AccountIdentity> -Path \<String>

Get-ItemAcl -Identity \<AccountIdentity> -Id \<String> \[-Database \<String>]

Get-ItemAcl -Identity \<AccountIdentity> -Item \<Item>

Get-ItemAcl -Filter \<String> -Path \<String>

Get-ItemAcl -Filter \<String> -Id \<String> \[-Database \<String>]

Get-ItemAcl -Filter \<String> -Item \<Item>

Get-ItemAcl -Item \<Item>

Get-ItemAcl -Path \<String>

Get-ItemAcl -Id \<String>

## Detailed Description

Retrieves security access rules from an item.

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## Parameters

### -Identity \<AccountIdentity>

User name including domain for which the access rule is being created. If no domain is specified - 'sitecore' will be used as the default domain.

Specifies the Sitecore user by providing one of the following values.

```powershell
Local Name
    Example: adam
Fully Qualified Name
    Example: sitecore\adam
```

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

### -Filter \<String>

Specifies a simple pattern to match Sitecore roles & users.

Examples: The following examples show how to use the filter syntax.

To get security for all roles, use the asterisk wildcard: Get-ItemAcl -Filter \*

To security got all roles in a domain use the following command: Get-ItemAcl -Filter "sitecore\*"

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

### -Item \<Item>

The item from which the security rules should be taken.

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

### -Path \<String>

Path to the item from which the security rules should be taken.

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

### -Id \<String>

Id of the item from which the security rules should be taken.

| 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 containing the security rules that should be returned.

| 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.

* Sitecore.Data.Items.Item

## Outputs

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

* Sitecore.Security.AccessControl.AccessRule

## Notes

Help Author: Adam Najmanowicz, Michael West

## Examples

### EXAMPLE 1

Take the security information from the Home item and apply it to the Settings item

```powershell
$acl = Get-ItemAcl -Path master:\content\home
Set-ItemAcl -Path master:\content\Settings -AccessRules $acl -PassThru
```

### EXAMPLE 2

Take the security information from the Home item and add it to the access rules on the Settings item

```powershell
$acl = Get-ItemAcl -Path master:\content\home
Add-ItemAcl -Path master:\content\Settings -AccessRules $acl -PassThru
```

## Related Topics

* [Add-ItemAcl](/appendix/security/add-itemacl.md)
* [Clear-ItemAcl](/appendix/security/clear-itemacl.md)
* [Set-ItemAcl](/appendix/security/set-itemacl.md)
* [New-ItemAcl](/appendix/security/new-itemacl.md)
* [Test-ItemAcl](/appendix/security/test-itemacl.md)
* <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/>


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