Task File - Set File Permissions

The File - Set file permissions Task lets you apply security permissions for one or more files.

Set file permissions > Main settings sub tab

Windows User or Group

Enter or click Refresh button to fill a list of local users and groups.

Permissions

Select an access right and access type, then click Apply to add a rule to the list. Click Remove to delete the selected rule.

Access right

The file system permission to apply. Options: FullControl, Modify, ReadAndExecute, Read, Write, AppendData, ChangePermissions, CreateDirectories, CreateFiles, Delete, DeleteSubdirectoriesAndFiles, ExecuteFile, ListDirectory, ReadAttributes, ReadData, ReadExtendedAttributes, ReadPermissions, Synchronize, TakeOwnership, Traverse, WriteAttributes, WriteData, WriteExtendedAttributes.

Access type

Whether the permission is allowed or denied. Options: Allow, Deny.

Remove existing permissions associated with this user

Removes all existing permissions associated with the selected user before applying the new permissions.

Remove all existing permissions

Removes all existing permissions before applying the new permissions.

Remove all existing permissions including those inherited from parent access rules

Removes all existing permissions including those inherited from parent access rules before applying the new permissions.

Set file permissions > File filter sub tab

This Task uses the standard VisualCron File filter to filter out files to set permissions for.