Working with File and Directory Properties, Attributes and Access Control List
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Explicit permissions and inherited permissions

I would like to describe different types of permissions on files or folders.  There are two types of permissions: explicit permissions and inherited permissions.  Explicit permissions are those that are set by default when the object is created by user action.  Inherited permissions are those that are propagated to an object from a parent object.  Inherited permissions ease the task of managing permissions and ensure consistency of permissions among all objects within a given container.  By default, objects within a container inherit the permissions from that container when the objects are created.  For example, when we create a folder called TestFolder, all subfolders and files created within TestFolder automatically inherit the permissions from that folder. Therefore, TestFolder has explicit permissions, while all subfolders and files within it have inherited permissions.  It should be noted that inherited Deny permissions do not prevent access to an object if the object has an explicit allow permission entry.  Explicit permissions take precedence over inherited permissions.  We use Deny generally to exclude one or two special permissions when we have already granted full control to a user or group.


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