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 Management tool of file and folder access authority for Windows

 - File Authority Designer -

 Manufacturer : Exceedone Co., LTD.

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In this file, we explain the usage and other important information
 of "File Authority Designer".
(hereafter, written as this product)

Please refer Exceed One (hereafter written as we) Web-Site 
for the latest information.


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A table of contents
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1. Summary of application
2. Operation environment
3. Kinds of production
4. Contract of consent of usage
5. How to use
6. Inquiry / how to purchase
7. Others
8. Record of renewal



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1.Summary of application
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This product can indicate folder and access authority list of Windows,
 and setup access authority.

[Summary of function]
Local authority and domain authority can be treated at the same time
•Showing access authority list
•Addition, change and deletion of access authority
•Output access authority list (EXCEL)


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2. System Requirements
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OS
　•Microsoft Windows Server 2008 / R2
　•Microsoft Windows Server 2012 / R2
   *Verification in Standard Edition.
   *ReFS is not supported.

　•Microsoft Windows 7
　•Microsoft Windows 8, 8.1
　•Microsoft Windows 10
   *Verification in Professional Edition

.Net Framework
　•.NetFramework 4.5
  *Microsoft Windows Server 2016 works with .Net Framework 4.6 backward
    compatibility.

　
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3. Kinds of production
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This product has following kinds(edition) according to function and
 license form.

[ Free Edition ]
•Free of charge.
•It has limitation a part of function.
•Purchase license and transfer "Professional Edition"

[ Enterprise Edition ]
•Liable for the cost of usage.
•All function of this product is available.


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4. Software License Terms and Conditions
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To use this product, you are requested to agree with 
 "Software License Terms and Conditions" written on a separate sheet.
If you do not agree, you can not use this product.
Apply following individual condition only for "Free Edition".

[ Individual condition of Free Edition ]
"Free Edition" of limited function of this product is free of charge.


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5. How to use
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[ Install ]
•Create a reasonable folder, and copy unzipped folder to random position.
•Runs REGADD.EXE with administrator privileges. 
It is all to install.

[ Uninstall]
•Delete file with folder when it is made on install.

Remarks:
This product will register an EventLog information in the registry.

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6. Inquiry / How to purchase
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Please refer our website and product URL for inquiry of this product
 and purchasing license.

Manufacturer / Sales : Exceedone Co., ltd

[ Web-Site ]
http://www.exceedone.com/

[ Production URL ]
http://www.exceedone.com/fad_en/


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7. Other
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Company name and product name of text are each company's trademarks.


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8. History
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January/01/2017 ver 3.0.0.0
	Release:Add the batch processing that can modify access permissions.

Febrary/28/2017 ver 3.0.1.0
	Fixed a problem occurring when connecting by UNC.

March/10/2017 ver 3.0.2.0
	User search function added with "Display Name".

April/28/2017  ver 3.0.4.0
	Access right display function added with shared folder.
	Added function to colorize inheritance state to folder tree.

May/31/2017  ver 3.0.5.0
	Fix:Failure to search in "Display Name".

Outober/16/2017  ver 3.0.6.0
	Fixed function to colorize inheritance state to folder tree.
	Added display of ownership to authority tab.
	Added prefetching function of folder tree.

December/21/2017 ver 3.0.7.0
	Specification change of function to take ownership.
	Change a icon display method.
	Fixed a bug that an error occurred at start-up.

September/02/2019 ver 3.0.9.0
	For servers operating in a workgroup Fix the bug that can not change the access right when switching batch mode.
	Fixed a bug that normal mode is performed when switching batch mode.
	Fixed a bug that the account name cannot be searched if it contains special characters (eg (,), *).
	Added to the menu to disable the setting / display of ownership. * When using Panzura (CIFS compatible server), it may freeze if you acquire ownership.
	Changed the number of users of output Excel from 2000 columns to 10000 columns.
	When the application is terminated during output, a confirmation message is displayed.
	Added status (OK / NG) to log (Evnetlog) output in batch mode.
	Made the executable file (EXE) of the professional edition and enterprise edition the same. * Editions can be switched by license key.
	Signed the application with a code signing certificate.
	Added to the menu so that the output of Eventlog and FADEventlog.tsv can be disabled. * The Eventlog can be disabled for high-speed processing.	
	Regarding the limit of 260 characters in the file path (259 characters because the last is NULL), 32768 characters are supported for local drives / network drives. (The unc path is not supported, so mount it on a network drive.)
October/01/2019 ver 3.0.9.3
	The permission inherited in the output Excel has been modified to be enclosed in [].
	The separator for the output Excel user account and name was changed from "()" to ";".
October/16/2019 ver 3.0.9.4
	The user name of output Excel is displayed as it is in the case of Builtin User. (In the future, when implementing the function to import authority from Excel, it will be impossible to import the user name as it is)
October/23/2019 ver 3.0.9.5
	Undo correction of ver 3.0.9.4
	Fixed display of UserMatrix path (removing "//?/")
October/28/2019 ver 3.0.9.7
	Even if there are some privileges that cannot be added by applying batch mode, the privileges are updated.
January/08/2020 ver 3.0.9.8
	It is now possible to resolve trusted forest usernames.
	Example (S-1-5-21-3620177325-830373916-1996657551-513　-> trustedForestA_Domain1\user1)
February/03/2020 ver 3.0.9.9
	The title "Run as administrator (On / Off)" is displayed.
	The title "Long pass support (On / Off)" is displayed.
	Long path "local drive / network drive / UNC" is supported. (Requires ".NET 4.6.2" or higher)
	Fixed an error that the permission cannot be read if it is less than ".NET4.6.2".
February/04/2020 ver 3.0.9.10
	Fixed a bug that ownership cannot be set.
June/08/2020 ver 3.0.9.11
	Fixed a bug that the tree hierarchy and file name were not output correctly when a report was output from the command line.
	Defect example [FileFullPath] "c:\test\xxx.docx" is displayed as [FileName] "est\xxx.docx". (The correct answer is displayed as "xxx.docx")
November/23/2020 ver 3.0.9.12
	"Filter OU" has been added to the "Search" condition on the "User List" screen.
June/07/2021 ver 3.0.9.13
	Since the form size of the user list is automatically adjusted depending on the PC environment, some check boxes may not be displayed, so it has been fixed so that it does not depend on the PC environment.
June/25/2021 ver 3.0.9.14
	Fixed a bug that shared permission information (excluding management sharing) could not be read when "Permission (Tab) / Sharing (Tab)" was selected.
July/09/2021 ver 3.0.9.15
	Output tab: Reduction of permission display data
		Display pattern
			[F]      * [M]           This display is included, so it will not be displayed again.
			[M]      * [E], [R], [W] This display is included, so change it so that it is not displayed.
			[E]      * [R]           This display is included, so change it so that it is not displayed.
			[E], [W]
			[R], [W]
			[R]
			[W]
May/08/2025  ver 3.0.9.16
	Fixed a bug that searching for members on the user account information display screen was not possible if the domain was a trusted another domain.
May/25/2025  ver 3.0.9.17
	Fixed from .NET Framework 4.5 to 4.6 or later.
	Fixed a bug that searching for members on the user account information display screen was not possible if the domain was a trusted another domain.(Fixed it again.)
May/26/2025  ver 3.0.9.18
	Screen: User account display, Output: Fixed a bug where the SID (S-1-5-21-xxxxxxx) was displayed as is when the UserMatrix member was from a trusted domain.
May/27/2025  ver 3.0.9.19
	In the case of "ForeignSecurityPrincipals", when searching AD, it was sometimes not possible to search as normally without specifying an explicit domain, so this has been fixed.
June/09/2025  ver 3.0.9.20
	If LDAP cannot be searched due to LDAP authentication problems, you can now register "Menu/LDAP Password" to search LDAP.
	For example, LDAP may not be searchable if the "User authentication scope" of the "Trusted domain" in the "Domain trust relationship" is set to "Selective authentication."
September/2/2025  ver 3.0.9.21
	Fixed an issue where the settings file would not be updated when executing "Open Settings File" in "Batch Mode (Enterprise Edition)".
	Prerequisite: This issue occurs when "Long Path Support (On)" is enabled.
	Note: After "Open Settings File," the settings are updated, but the "Folder/File" color does not immediately turn red. The red color is applied when you click "Folder/File."
2026/01/25  ver 3.0.9.22
	Added saving and loading of user settings for the Output tab when the application exits and starts.
		- Settings saved/loaded (stored in `FADConfig.xml`)
			- `CheckBoxOutputFile` (show file list: on/off)
			- `CheckBoxOutputTree` (show tree hierarchy: on/off)
			- `CheckBoxOutputTimeStamp` (show timestamps: on/off)
			- `CheckBoxOutputSize` (show file size + file count: on/off)
			- `NumericUpDownOutputTreeLevel` (maximum output tree level)
			- `CheckBoxOutputAutholity` (include authority/permissions in output: on/off)
			- `CheckBoxOutputShareFolder` (share folder option: on/off)
			- `CheckBoxOutputAutholitySort` (authority sort: on/off)
			- `CheckBoxOutputUserMatrix` (user matrix: on/off)
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