How to create a Mutex with security attribute to share resource from different application?
- by Antony Tess
How to create a Mutex with security attribute rigth to share resource from different application?
In according with Microsoft SDK documentation the CreateMutex API accept as first parameter a SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES pointer.
HANDLE WINAPI CreateMutex(
__in LPSECURITY_ATTRIBUTES lpMutexAttributes,
__in BOOL bInitialOwner,
__in LPCTSTR lpName
);
I want to create the rigth security attribute so only my application group can open the MUTEX and access to a specific resource (a file) where my application gruop read/write data operation. The target opertaing system are XP, Vista and Seven. The feature must working in both, administrator/standard user, login shenario.
