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Create a directory and lock down permissions so only the current user has access to it
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| New-Item -ItemType Directory $configDir | Out-Null | |
| $acl = Get-Acl $configDir | |
| $acl.SetAccessRuleProtection($True, $False) # Clear all access rules, disable permission inheritance | |
| $currentUser = [Security.Principal.NTAccount]::new($env:USERNAME) | |
| $acl.SetOwner($currentUser) | |
| $accessRule = [Security.AccessControl.FileSystemAccessRule]::new($currentUser, "FullControl", "Allow") | |
| $acl.SetAccessRule($accessRule) | |
| Set-Acl -Path $configDir -AclObject $acl |
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