
Setting File and Folder Permissions (Windows)
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in Windows security are available on the Snap Server. The GuardianOS supports
the following file and directory permissions.
You can also set inheritance for a directory such that subfolders and files created
under the directory inherit a set of permissions. This inheritance should propagate
to subordinate files and folders at creation time once inheritance is set. The
GuardianOS supports three levels of inheritance, as listed in the following table.
The other six levels of inheritance available in Windows are not supported and will
not work against a Snap Server.
File- and Directory-Level Access Permissions
Read
Grants complete read access. It is a combination of List Folder/ Read
Data, Read Attributes, Read Extended Attributes, Read Permissions.
Write
Grants complete write access. A combination of Create Files/Write Data,
Create Folders/ Append Data, Write Attributes, and Write Extended
attributes.
Execute
(UNIX and MacOS X only) Allows programs and scripts to run.
Delete
Grants the user the permission to delete the file/directory.
Change
Permissions
Grants the user rights to modify the permissions (ACLs) on the file/
directory.
Take
Ownership
Take Ownership gives the user the ability to take ownership of the file/
directory.
Supported Inheritance Settings
This Folder
Permissions will be applied only to the current directory and
will not be inherited by subfolders or files.
Subfolders and Files
Permissions will be inherited by subfolders and files but will
not be applied to the current directory.
This Folder, Subfolders,
and Files
Permissions will both be applied to the current directory and
inherited by subfolders and files.
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