ansible/windows/win_acl_inheritance.ps1

#!powershell
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# Copyright 2015, Hans-Joachim Kliemeck <git@kliemeck.de>
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# WANT_JSON
# POWERSHELL_COMMON


$params = Parse-Args $args;

$result = New-Object PSObject;
Set-Attr $result "changed" $false;

$path = Get-Attr $params "path" -failifempty $true
$state = Get-Attr $params "state" "absent" -validateSet "present","absent" -resultobj $result
$reorganize = Get-Attr $params "reorganize" "no" -validateSet "no","yes" -resultobj $result | ConvertTo-Bool

If (-Not (Test-Path -Path $path)) {
    Fail-Json $result "$path file or directory does not exist on the host"
}
 
Try {
    $objACL = Get-ACL $path
    $inheritanceEnabled = !$objACL.AreAccessRulesProtected

    If (($state -eq "present") -And !$inheritanceEnabled) {
        # second parameter is ignored if first=$False
        $objACL.SetAccessRuleProtection($False, $False)

        If ($reorganize) {
            # it wont work without intermediate save, state would be the same
            Set-ACL $path $objACL
            $objACL = Get-ACL $path

            # convert explicit ACE to inherited ACE
            ForEach($inheritedRule in $objACL.Access) {
                If (!$inheritedRule.IsInherited) {
                    Continue
                }

                ForEach($explicitRrule in $objACL.Access) {
                    If ($explicitRrule.IsInherited) {
                        Continue
                    }

                    If (($inheritedRule.FileSystemRights -eq $explicitRrule.FileSystemRights) -And ($inheritedRule.AccessControlType -eq $explicitRrule.AccessControlType) -And ($inheritedRule.IdentityReference -eq $explicitRrule.IdentityReference) -And ($inheritedRule.InheritanceFlags -eq $explicitRrule.InheritanceFlags) -And ($inheritedRule.PropagationFlags -eq $explicitRrule.PropagationFlags)) {
                        $objACL.RemoveAccessRule($explicitRrule)
                    }
                }
            }
        }

        Set-ACL $path $objACL
        Set-Attr $result "changed" $true;
    }
    Elseif (($state -eq "absent") -And $inheritanceEnabled) {
        If ($reorganize) {
            $objACL.SetAccessRuleProtection($True, $True)
        } Else {
            $objACL.SetAccessRuleProtection($True, $False)
        }

        Set-ACL $path $objACL
        Set-Attr $result "changed" $true;
    }
}
Catch {
    Fail-Json $result "an error occured when attempting to disable inheritance"
}
 
Exit-Json $result