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Get list Items: /// Gets a collection of list items that match the query from the specified list, regardless of the permissions of the current user /// The server-relative path to the list /// The CAML query that has to be run against the list /// An SPListItemCollection object that represents the resulting list items public static SPListItemCollection GetSecuredListItems(string ListServerRelativePath, string CamlQuery) { if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(ListServerRelativePath)) throw new ArgumentNullException("The server-relative path to the list is required for this function"); SPListItemCollection results = null; string listAbsoluteURL = SPContext.Current.Site.MakeFullUrl(ListServerRelativePath); SPSecurity.RunWithElevatedPrivileges(delegate() { using (SPSite site = new SPSite(listAbsoluteURL)) { using (SPWeb web = site.OpenWeb()) { SPList list = web.GetList(ListServerRelativePath); SPQuery query = new SPQuery(); query.Query = CamlQuery; results = list.GetItems(query); } } }); return results; } Update List Item: /// Updates a single item for a single field on a list, even if the current user doesn't have the access /// The server-relative path to the list /// The internal ID of the item to be updated /// The display name of the field to be updated /// The new value that has to be applied for the field /// The SPListItem object that contains the list item that was updated public static SPListItem UpdateSecuredListItem(string ListServerRelativePath, string ID, string FieldName, string Value) { if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(ListServerRelativePath)) throw new ArgumentNullException("The server-relative path to the list is required for this function"); int id; if (!int.TryParse(ID, out id)) throw new ArgumentException("The ID specified is not valid (ID = " + ID + ")."); SPListItem result = null; string listAbsoluteURL = SPContext.Current.Site.MakeFullUrl(ListServerRelativePath); SPSecurity.RunWithElevatedPrivileges(delegate() { using (SPSite site = new SPSite(listAbsoluteURL)) { using (SPWeb web = site.OpenWeb()) { web.AllowUnsafeUpdates = true; SPList list = web.GetList(ListServerRelativePath); SPField field = list.Fields[FieldName]; if (field == null) throw new ArgumentException("The FieldName specified (" + FieldName + ") is not valid for the List (" + list.Title + ")."); result = list.GetItemById(id); if (result != null) result[FieldName] = Value; else throw new ArgumentException("There is no listitem with the specified ID (ID = " + ID + ")."); result.Update(); web.AllowUnsafeUpdates = false; } } }); return result; } Delete List Permissions namespace DeleteListPermissions { class Program { static void Main(string[] args) { if (args.Length < 2) { Console.WriteLine("\n\n Invocation: DeleteListPermissions "); return; } //Get SPWeb object SPSite Site = new SPSite(args[0]); //e.g., "http://myserver/mysite" SPWeb Web = Site.OpenWeb(); //Get SPListItem SPList List = Web.Lists[args[1]]; //e.g., "Announcements" Console.WriteLine("\n\nList " + args[1] + " found-- Starting Permission Deletion"); //Check for permission inheritance, and break if necessary if (!List.HasUniqueRoleAssignments) { List.BreakRoleInheritance(false); //pass true to copy role assignments from parent, false to start from scratch } List.Update(); Console.WriteLine("Done...."); } } }