Changing Permissions
- 6.6.16.1. Changing Permissions for a File
- 6.6.16.2. Changing Permissions for a Folder
6.6.16.1. Changing Permissions for a File
To change the permissions of a file, perform the following steps:
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Select the file that you want to change.
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Choose . The properties window for the item is displayed.
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Click on the Permissions tab.
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To change the file's group, choose from the groups the user belongs to in the drop-down selector.
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For each of the owner, the group, and all other users, choose from these permissions for the file:
- None
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No access to the file is possible. (You can't set this for the owner.)
- Read-only
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The users can open a file to see its contents, but not make any changes.
- Read and write
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Normal access to a file is possible: it can be opened and saved.
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To allow a file to be run as a program, select Execute
6.6.16.2. Changing Permissions for a Folder
To change the permissions of a folder, perform the following steps:
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Select the folder that you want to change.
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Choose . The properties window for the item is displayed.
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Click on the Permissions tab.
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To change the folder's group, choose from the groups the user belongs to in the drop-down selector.
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For each of the owner, the group, and all other users, choose from these folder access permissions:
- None
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No access to the folder is possible. (You can't set this for the owner.)
- List files only
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The users can see the items in the folder, but not open any of them.
- Access files
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Items in the folder can be opened and modified, provided their own permissions allow it.
- Create and delete files
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The user can create new files and delete files in the folder, in addition to being able to access existing files.
To set permissions for all the items contained in a folder, set the File Access and Execute properties and click on .