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How to do chmod400 on windows powershell.
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chmod400-powershell.txt
# Source: https://stackoverflow.com/a/43317244
$path = ".\aws-ec2-key.pem"
# Reset to remove explict permissions
icacls.exe $path /reset
# Give current user explicit read-permission
icacls.exe $path /GRANT:R "$($env:USERNAME):(R)"
# Disable inheritance and remove inherited permissions
icacls.exe $path /inheritance:r
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Replace ".\aws-ec2-key.pem" with the path and name of your .pem file.

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