How to view and change permissions

How to view and change permissions

Document number: 69037

Permissions are the ability of a user to do something to (e.g. read or modify) an object such as a file or folder. When you create a file or folder you are the "owner" of that object. As owner you can grant permissions to certain users or groups. You can define what the user or group can do, such as only read the contents, or both read and modify the contents. When you grant a user or group permissions to a folder those permissions will apply to all objects (e.g. files) in the folder, and also apply to subfolders etc. You can change permissions to a file to override the permissions granted at the folder level. Don't do anything beyond the instructions below. If you get creative you can make your machine inaccessible and end up needing a rebuild. Do not change the permissions for " everyone." Change permissions only for individual users. NOTE: PeopleSoft security policy forbids removing or modifying CORP-GOLOBALADM or any other IT-configured user account.

Select your operating system for instructions on viewing and changing permissions.

Changing permissions on your Windows NT4 machine .

Changing permissions on your Windows 2000 machine.

To view and change a user's permissions on your Windows 2000 machine:

Don't do anything beyond the instructions below. If you get creative you can seriously hose your machine and end up needing a rebuild. Do not change the permissions for " everyone." Change permissions only for individual users.

Open Windows Explorer.
In Explorer, right-click the file or folder you want to modify, then select P roperties.
Click the Security tab, then click Permissions.
In the Name box highlight the user or group whose permissions you want to view.

Permissions that are inherited from another object (such as the folder the file is stored in) will appear checked, but grayed out.
Permissions that were explicitly granted for this object will be checked in black.

If a User does not appear in the Name box then permissions have not been explicitly assigned to that User. To add a User and explicitly assign permissions click on the A dd... button.
Select the User you want to explicitly assign permissions to for the file or folder. click on the Add button.
When you have all the Users selected click on the OK button.
Make the necessary modifications for that user.
Click OK to save your changes.

The permissions for the user should be changed.

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To view and change a user's permissions on your Windows NT4 machine:

Open Windows NT Explorer.
In Explorer, right-click the file or folder you want to modify, then select P roperties.
Click the Security tab, then click Permissions.
Select the user whose permissions you want to view.
Click on the Type of Access dropdown list.
Make the necessary modifications for that user.
Click OK to save your changes.

The permissions for the user should be changed.

Click here to go back to the beginning of this document.