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by treid

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I wanted to know if someone could give me an explanation of the file permissions. The main one that is confusing me is the READ & EXECUTE.

Full Control -
Modify -
Read & Execute -
Read -
Write -

Thanks,
Tim

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by yorkster

NTFS Description
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R Read (RX) User can read the contents of the
file and run it if it is an application.

W
(Write) Change (RWXD) Lets the user open and write to a
file, changing its contents. Windows
NT allows deletion of the file.

D N/A Lets the user delete files.
(Delete)

X
(Execute) N/A Lets the user run a program, but
not read or copy it.

A N/A
(Change Attributes) Lets the user change file attributes.

P N/A
(Change Permissions) Lets the user grant permissions for
the file to other users.

Y Full Control (All) For LAN Manager, serves as ashortcut
(Yes) to RWCDA permissions. When you give a
user Y permission, you are granting
RWCDA permissions.

For Windows NT, enables user to read,
modify, delete, set permissions for,
and take ownership of the file.

N No Access Prevents a user from using the file
(No) or directory in any way, even if the
user is a member of a group that has
been granted access to the file. On
LAN Manager, Y access given to a user
overrides N access given to a group.
On Windows NT, deny access takes

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