Windows 7 / Security and Privacy

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Share Permission

Shares are shared folders, and for those who do not own or administer the folders, a slightly different set of permissions exists. As with regular folders, shared folder permissions are set in the Security tab of the folder's Properties dialog box. The first three of the standard groups look the same, but Users now have more permissions, although they are still limited and cannot add or change the permissions. An administrator can open this dialog box and change the permissions in the same way as he or she could with unshared folders.

File Permissions

File permissions are set in the Security tab of the file's Properties dialog box. As you can see, it is very similar to folder permissions except they are limited to files. This means that the List Folder Contents permission is no longer available, and definitions of the individual permissions change slightly.

• Full Control: The sum of all other permissions, plus change permissions and take ownership.
• Modify: The sum of the Read & Execute and the Write permissions, plus delete and modify the file.
• Read & Execute: The Read permissions, plus execute applications.
• Read: View the contents of the file as well as view its attributes (Archive, Hidden, Read-Only), permissions, and ownership.
• Write: Write to the file, plus view the file's permissions and ownership, and change its attributes.
• Special Permissions: Unique permissions that have been set for named users or groups as described in the Advanced Security Settings dialog box.