URGENT: Manage access rights on pdf document using Acrobat Javascrip

Hi everybody,
I have pdf document on my website, and I want to manage access right on those documents, some users has the right to print, save the document and others not,
So I'd like to know if it is possible to do it using Acrobat Javascript, and how I can do it if you have any exemple of script, document it will be very helpfull for me, I'm looking for that from two weeks already!!
Thx

Hi
I'm not shouting !! I wish I could find the answer some where then I'll not post my message, plz if you have some answer that you think that it will help me then tell me and I'll be thankfull, and if you don't have any useful answer then PLZ forbear and I'll be thankful too.

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