Difference between Read Only attribute & NTFS Permissions

[Veets]

Hi there,
Stupid question, but what is the difference between configuring 'Read'
access under the Security tab & simply selecting the 'Read only' option
under the General Tab?
TIA
Veets

[Jorge de Almeida Pinto]

READ ONLY is an file system attribute of a folder or file that says
that file or folder has the read only flag. A file can also have the
attribute SYSTEM or HIDDEN

READ PERMISSION is what it says. It gives you the permission to read
the file or folder
Cheers,
# Jorge de Almeida Pinto #
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01-Dec-2005 17:41:03

Post by Veets
Hi there,
Stupid question, but what is the difference between configuring 'Read'
access under the Security tab & simply selecting the 'Read only' option
under the General Tab?
TIA
Veets

[BD]

Post by Veets
what is the difference

Read Access can be applied to a subset of users/groups, so you can say
'these people can only read the file, where those people can write to
it'. And Administrators would typically not have the restrictions
imposed, so that they could edit/change whatever they need to.

In contrast, the Read Only flag applies to EVERYONE - so not even the
Administrator or the file Owner would be able to make changes to the
file without unsetting that flag.

[Paul Williams [MVP]]

In addition. One is a property and one is a permission. If you don't have
permission to read a file, it's properties have no bearing.

[Veets]

Thanks guys

Post by Paul Williams [MVP]
In addition. One is a property and one is a permission. If you don't have
permission to read a file, it's properties have no bearing.
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Microsoft MVP - Windows Server - Directory Services
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