15.11. Permission Types

Table 15-5 lists the folder permissions that you can apply. Folder and file permissions are accessible from the Security tab of the folder's Properties dialog box. To access the folder's Properties dialog box, right-click the folder and choose Properties from the pop-up menu. Then select the Security tab, shown in Figure 15-29.

Table 15-5. Folder Permissions

Permission	Purpose
Full Control	This permission enables the user to take ownership and perform all the actions of the following permissions.
Modify	This permission enables you to authorize users to delete the folder under management and all earlier permissions.
Read & Execute	This permission enables you to authorize the user to traverse the folders from a root folder down. It also enables the user to read the files and execute applications in the folder under management and all subfolders.
Read	This permission is the first that provides access to the folder's contents. Without this permission, the user would get the dreaded Access Denied message. This permission enables the user to see ownership, permissions, and file attributes. All Write permissions are grayed out.
Write	Use this permission to authorize the user to create files and folders in the folder. It also gives the user the capability to change file attributes and view ownership and permissions.
List Folder Contents	This permission enables the user to see files and subfolders in the folder under management.
Special Permissions	This permission's checkbox is not selectable until special or advanced permissions are enabled. Advanced permissions are accessible only by clicking the Advanced button.