The permissions on Windows systems are all selectable with two columns of boxes which are:
- Allow - Grant the permission.
- Deny - Any denied permission for a group or user will override any allow permission, even if the user is in a group that is granted that permission.
If neither box is checked, the permission is not granted for the user or group, but if the user is in another group that has the permission, it will not be denied. Normally, if a user is a member of several groups that have different levels of permissions to an object, the least restrictive permissions apply unless the user, or one of their groups have the no access box checked for that permission.
- In Windows Explorer, right-click the file or folder you want to work with.
- From the pop-up menu, select Properties, and then in the Properties dialog box click the Security tab.
- In the Name list box, select the user, contact, computer, or group whose permissions you want to view. If the permissions are dimmed, it means the permissions are inherited from a parent object.
| Read |
Permits viewing and listing of files and subfolders |
Permits viewing or accessing of the file's contents |
| Write |
Permits adding of files and subfolders |
Permits writing to a file |
| Read & Execute |
Permits viewing and listing of files and subfolders as well as executing of files; inherited by files and folders |
Permits viewing and accessing of the file's contents as well as executing of the file |
| Full Control |
Permits reading, writing, changing, and deleting of files and subfolders |
Permits reading, writing, changing and deleting of the file |
We can change file/folder permissions using registry settings in windows like this
Folder Permissions (file permission, registry permissions, security polices, etc.) are stored in a file named secedit.sdb that is stored in the following
directory:
%WINDIR%\security\Database\
MSP Centerplus makes Files and Folder permissions simple ,Quick and easier with the Remote Management tools.
- Go to RemoteManagement -->> Configurations -->> User Configurations
- Permission Management -->> Choose the Files/Folders to be worked on
- Via Registry settings also permissions can be changed.
Now, Ain't that simple ?
