Applies To: Windows Server 2008 Displays or modifies discretionary access control lists (DACLs) on specified files, and applies stored DACLs to files in specified directories. For examples of how to use this command, see Examples. Syntax icacls <FileName> [/grant[:r] <Sid>:<Perm>[...]] [/deny <Sid>:<Perm>[...]] [/remove[:g|:d]] <Sid>[...]] [/t] [/c] [/l] [/q] [/setintegritylevel <Level>:<Policy>[.