CompTIA A+ Certification All-in-One Exam Guide

• Full Control Enables you to do anything you want
• Modify Enables you to read, write, and delete both files and
subfolders
• Read & Execute Enables you to see the contents of the folder and
any subfolders as well as run any executable programs or associations
in that folder
• List Folder Contents Enables you to see the contents of the folder
and any subfolders
• Read Enables you to view a folder’s contents and open any file in the
folder
• Write Enables you to write to files and create new files and folders
NTFS file permissions are quite similar to folder permissions, with the
main difference being the Special Permissions option, which I’ll talk about a
bit later in the chapter.
• Full Control Enables you to do anything you want to the file
• Modify Enables you to read, write, and delete the file
• Read & Execute Enables you to open and run the file
• Read Enables you to open the file
• Write Enables you to open and write to the file
Here are a few important points about NTFS permissions:
• You may see the NTFS permissions on a folder or file by accessing the
file’s or folder’s Properties dialog box and opening the Security tab.
• NTFS permissions are assigned both to user accounts and groups,
although it’s considered a best practice to assign permissions to groups
and then add user accounts to groups instead of adding permissions
directly to individual user accounts.
• Permissions are cumulative. If you have Full Control on a folder and
only Read permission on a file in the folder, you get Full Control
permission on the file.
• Whoever creates a folder or a file has complete control over that folder
or file. This is ownership.