Reset the security of child folder and files to the parent.
2000, 2005 (N), 2005 (I), 2008 (N), 2008 (I),2008r2(N), 2008r2(I), 2012(N), 2012(I), Azure
(N)=Native
(I)=Integrated
SecSet <folder> /F|/A [/S]
SecSet [/?] displays help
<folder> the folder to reset security from
/F reset security only on folders
/A reset security on all items
/S reset security on sub folders
/D detail show all items
To reset security on folder
secset /f
To reset security on folder + sub folders
secset /f /s
eg.
\>secset /f /s
Inherit security from : \
Resetting security on folders only
*** Resetting security on:\test\abc\x(Folder)
Reset security on all items
\>secset /s /a /d
Inherit security from : \
Resetting security on folders and files
Checking security on: \2 (Folder) ... OK
Checking security on: \2\LNKRPT (LinkedReport) ... OK
Checking security on: \Data Sources (Folder) ... OK
Checking security on: \Data Sources\DataSource1 (DataSource) ... OK
*** Resetting security on:\Data Sources\ds1(DataSource)
Checking security on: \Data Sources\ds1 (DataSource) ... OK
Checking security on: \Data Sources\ds2 (DataSource) ... OK
Checking security on: \Data Sources\DUFF1 (DataSource) ... OK
Checking security on: \ian (Folder) ... OK
Checking security on: \lnk (LinkedReport) ... OK
Checking security on: \LNKRPT (LinkedReport) ... OK
Checking security on: \new (Folder) ... OK
Checking security on: \New Folder (Folder) ... OK
Checking security on: \new\1 (Folder) ... OK
Checking security on: \new\1\2 (Folder) ... OK
Checking security on: \new\1\3 (Folder) ... OK
Checking security on: \new\2 (Folder) ... OK
Checking security on: \new\2\4 (Folder) ... OK
Checking security on: \new\2\5 (Folder) ... OK
Checking security on: \pic.jpg (Resource) ... OK
Checking security on: \Report Project1 (Folder) ... OK
Checking security on: \Report Project1\T (Folder) ... OK
Checking security on: \Report1 (Report) ... OK
*** Resetting security on:\Report2(Report)
Checking security on: \Report2 (Report) ... OK
Checking security on: \SSRS SQL Azure (Folder) ... OK
*** Resetting security on:\SSRS SQL Azure\test1(Report)
Checking security on: \SSRS SQL Azure\test1 (Report) ... OK
Checking security on: \test (Folder) ... OK
Checking security on: \test\abc (Folder) ... OK
Checking security on: \test\abc\x (Folder) ... OK
Checking security on: \tst (LinkedReport) ... OK
Checking security on: \upload (Folder) ... OK
Checking security on: \x (Folder) ... OK
Checking security on: \x\99 (Folder) ... OK
3 security updates
•/a and /f are mutually exclusive.
SecDiff - Show security differences
SecInherit - Set item security to inherit
SecSet - Reset the security of child folder and files to the parent.
TreeSec - Show the security differences for folder
TreeAllSec - Show security differences for folders and items in the folders.