List the System Access Control List of an OU

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Example(s)

Const SE_SACL_PROTECTED = &H2000 
Const ADS_SECURITY_INFO_OWNER = &H1 
Const ADS_SECURITY_INFO_GROUP = &H2
Const ADS_OPTION_SECURITY_MASK =&H3
Const ADS_SECURITY_INFO_DACL = &H4 
Const ADS_SECURITY_INFO_SACL = &H8
 
Set objContainer = GetObject _
    ("LDAP://ou=Sales,dc=NA,dc=fabrikam,dc=com")
 
objContainer.SetOption ADS_OPTION_SECURITY_MASK, ADS_SECURITY_INFO_OWNER _
    Or ADS_SECURITY_INFO_GROUP Or ADS_SECURITY_INFO_DACL _
    Or ADS_SECURITY_INFO_SACL
  
Set objNtSecurityDescriptor = objContainer.Get("ntSecurityDescriptor")
 
intNtSecurityDescriptorControl = objNtSecurityDescriptor.Control
 
WScript.Echo "Auditing Tab"
strMessage = "Allow inheritable auditing entries from" & _ 
    "the parent to propogate to this object and all child objects "
If (intNtSecurityDescriptorControl And SE_SACL_PROTECTED) Then
    Wscript.Echo strMessage & "is disabled."
Else
    WScript.Echo strMessage & "is enabled."
End If
WScript.Echo 
 
Set objSacl = objNtSecurityDescriptor.SystemAcl
DisplayAceInformation objSacl, "SACL"
 
Sub DisplayAceInformation(SecurityStructure, strType)
    Const ADS_ACETYPE_SYSTEM_AUDIT = &H2 
    Const ADS_ACETYPE_SYSTEM_AUDIT_OBJECT = &H7 
  
    intAceCount = 0
    For Each objAce In SecurityStructure
        strTrustee = Mid(objAce.Trustee,1,12)
        If StrComp(strTrustee, "NT AUTHORITY", 1) <> 0 Then
            intAceCount = intAceCount + 1
            WScript.Echo strType & " permission entry: " & intAceCount
            WScript.Echo "Name: " & objAce.Trustee
 
            intAceType = objAce.AceType
            WScript.Echo "ACETYPE IS: " & intAceType
            If (intAceType = ADS_ACETYPE_SYSTEM_AUDIT or _
                intAceType = ADS_ACETYPE_SYSTEM_AUDIT_OBJECT) Then
                WScript.StdOut.Write "Type: Success or Failure Audit"
            Else
                WScript.StdOut.Write "Audit Type Unknown."
            End If
            ReadBitsInAccessMask(objAce.AccessMask)
            WScript.Echo 
        End If
    Next
End Sub
 
Sub ReadBitsInAccessMask(AccessMask)
    Const ADS_RIGHT_DELETE = &H10000
    Const ADS_RIGHT_READ_CONTROL = &H20000
    Const ADS_RIGHT_WRITE_DAC = &H40000
    Const ADS_RIGHT_WRITE_OWNER = &H80000
    Const ADS_RIGHT_DS_CREATE_CHILD = &H1
    Const ADS_RIGHT_DS_DELETE_CHILD = &H2
    Const ADS_RIGHT_ACTRL_DS_LIST = &H4
    Const ADS_RIGHT_DS_SELF = &H8
    Const ADS_RIGHT_DS_READ_PROP = &H10
    Const ADS_RIGHT_DS_WRITE_PROP = &H20
    Const ADS_RIGHT_DS_DELETE_TREE = &H40
    Const ADS_RIGHT_DS_LIST_OBJECT = &H80
    Const ADS_RIGHT_DS_CONTROL_ACCESS = &H100
 
    WScript.Echo VbCrLf & "Standard Access Rights"
    If (AccessMask And ADS_RIGHT_DELETE) Then _
        WScript.Echo vbTab & "-Delete an object."
    If (AccessMask And ADS_RIGHT_READ_CONTROL) Then _
        WScript.Echo vbTab & "-Read permissions."
    If (AccessMask And ADS_RIGHT_WRITE_DAC) Then _
        WScript.Echo vbTab & "-Write permissions."
    If (AccessMask And ADS_RIGHT_WRITE_OWNER) Then _
        WScript.Echo vbTab & "-Modify owner."
  
    WScript.Echo VbCrLf & "Directory Service Specific Access Rights"
    If (AccessMask And ADS_RIGHT_DS_CREATE_CHILD) Then _
        WScript.Echo vbTab & "-Create child objects."
    If (AccessMask And ADS_RIGHT_DS_DELETE_CHILD) Then _
        WScript.Echo vbTab & "-Delete child objects."
    If (AccessMask And ADS_RIGHT_ACTRL_DS_LIST) Then _
        WScript.Echo vbTab & "-Enumerate an object."
    If (AccessMask And ADS_RIGHT_DS_READ_PROP) Then _
        WScript.Echo vbTab & "-Read the properties of an object."
    If (AccessMask And ADS_RIGHT_DS_WRITE_PROP) Then _
        WScript.Echo vbTab & "-Write the properties of an object."
    If (AccessMask And ADS_RIGHT_DS_DELETE_TREE) Then _
        WScript.Echo vbTab & "-Delete a tree of objects"
    If (AccessMask And ADS_RIGHT_DS_LIST_OBJECT) Then _
        WScript.Echo vbTab & "-List a tree of objects."
 
    WScript.Echo VbCrLf & "Control Access Rights"
    If (AccessMask And ADS_RIGHT_DS_CONTROL_ACCESS) + _
        (AccessMask And ADS_RIGHT_DS_SELF) = 0 Then
            WScript.Echo "-None"
    Else 
        If (AccessMask And ADS_RIGHT_DS_CONTROL_ACCESS) Then _
            WScript.Echo vbTab & "-Extended access rights."
        If (AccessMask And ADS_RIGHT_DS_SELF) Then
            WScript.Echo vbTab & "-Active Directory must validate a property "
            WScript.Echo vbTab & " write operation beyond the schema " & _
                "definition "
            WScript.Echo vbTab & " for the attribute."
        End If
    End If
End Sub