Special Permissions Defined

Special Permissions Defined

You can set any or all of the following special permissions on files and folders.

Traverse Folder/Execute File

For folders:

• The Traverse Folder permission allows or denies the user from moving through folders
to reach other files or folders, even if the user has no permissions for the traversed
folders (applies only to folders). Traverse Folder takes effect only when the group or
user is not granted the Bypass Traverse Checking user right which checks user rights in
the Group Policy snap-in. By default, the Everyone group is given the Bypass Traverse
Checking user right.

For files:

• The Execute File permission allows or denies program files the are running (applies
only to files).

Setting the Traverse Folder permission on a folder does not automatically set the
Execute File permission on all files in that folder.

List Folder/Read Data

The List Folder permission allows or denies the user from viewing file names and
subfolder names in the folder. The List Folder permission affects only the contents of
that folder and does not affect whether the folder that you are setting the permission on
is listed. This applies only to folders.

The Read Data permission allows or denies viewing data in files (applies only to
files).