Quincy Center for Technical Education
Computer Technology Department

File permissions
Windows 2000

     File permissions include Full Control, Modify, Read & Execute, Read, and Write. Each of these permissions consists of a logical group of special permissions. The following table lists each file permission and specifies which special permissions are associated with that permission.


Special Permissions Full Control Modify Read & Execute Read Write
Traverse Folder/Execute File x x x - -
List Folder/Read Data x x x x -
Read Attributes x x x x -
Read Extended Attributes x x x x -
Create Files/Write Data x x - - x
Create Folders/Append Data x x - - x
Write Attributes x x - - x
Write Extended Attributes x x - - x
Delete Subfolders and Files x - - - -
Delete x x - - -
Read Permissions x x x x x
Change Permissions x - - - -
Take Ownership x - - - -
Synchronize x x x x x


Notes:
  • Groups or users granted Full Control on a folder can delete any files in that folder regardless of the permissions protecting the file.
  • For information on setting permissions and descriptions of each special permission, see Related Topics.