Windows: How do I remove a file's ACL, and just let it inherit the ACL on the containing directory?

Question

Scenario: I unpack a file into a temp directory.

Then I movve the file into a different directory. I want the file ACL to only include the perms stipulated in the new containing directory. How can I make that happen?

In UI, and in command line would be good. icacls?

Answer 1

You could use the reset function of icacls:

ICACLS "C:\path\to\folder" /reset /T /C

then enable inheritance:

ICACLS "C:\path\to\folder" /inheritance:e /T /C