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PermissionEx element (Util extension)

Sets ACLs on File, Registry, CreateFolder, or ServiceInstall. When under a Registry element, this cannot be used if the Action attribute’s value is remove or removeKeyOnInstall. This element has no Id attribute. The table and key are taken from the parent element.

Append

bool

ChangePermission

bool

CreateChild

bool

For a directory, the right to create a subdirectory. Only valid under a ‘CreateFolder’ parent.

CreateFile

bool

For a directory, the right to create a file in the directory. Only valid under a ‘CreateFolder’ parent.

CreateLink

bool

CreateSubkeys

bool

Delete

bool

DeleteChild

bool

For a directory, the right to delete a directory and all the files it contains, including read-only files. Only valid under a ‘CreateFolder’ parent.

Domain

string

EnumerateSubkeys

bool

Execute

bool

GenericAll

bool

GenericExecute

bool

GenericRead

bool

specifying this will fail to grant read access

GenericWrite

bool

Inheritable

bool

Whether the permissions are inheritable. The default is “yes”.

Notify

bool

Read

bool

ReadAttributes

bool

ReadExtendedAttributes

bool

ReadPermission

bool

ServiceChangeConfig

bool

Required to call the ChangeServiceConfig or ChangeServiceConfig2 function to change the service configuration. Only valid under a ‘ServiceInstall’ parent.

ServiceEnumerateDependents

bool

Required to call the EnumDependentServices function to enumerate all the services dependent on the service. Only valid under a ‘ServiceInstall’ parent.

ServiceInterrogate

bool

Required to call the ControlService function to ask the service to report its status immediately. Only valid under a ‘ServiceInstall’ parent.

ServicePauseContinue

bool

Required to call the ControlService function to pause or continue the service. Only valid under a ‘ServiceInstall’ parent.

ServiceQueryConfig

bool

Required to call the QueryServiceConfig and QueryServiceConfig2 functions to query the service configuration. Only valid under a ‘ServiceInstall’ parent.

ServiceQueryStatus

bool

Required to call the QueryServiceStatus function to ask the service control manager about the status of the service. Only valid under a ‘ServiceInstall’ parent.

ServiceStart

bool

Required to call the StartService function to start the service. Only valid under a ‘ServiceInstall’ parent.

ServiceStop

bool

Required to call the ControlService function to stop the service. Only valid under a ‘ServiceInstall’ parent.

ServiceUserDefinedControl

bool

Required to call the ControlService function to specify a user-defined control code. Only valid under a ‘ServiceInstall’ parent.

Synchronize

bool

TakeOwnership

bool

Traverse

bool

For a directory, the right to traverse the directory. By default, users are assigned the BYPASS_TRAVERSE_CHECKING privilege, which ignores the FILE_TRAVERSE access right. Only valid under a ‘CreateFolder’ parent.

User

string required

Write

bool

WriteAttributes

bool

WriteExtendedAttributes

bool