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Version: v3

Permission Element

Description
Sets ACLs on File, Registry, or CreateFolder. 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.
Windows Installer references
LockPermissions Table
Parents
CreateFolder, File, Registry, RegistryKey, RegistryValue
Inner Text
None
Children
None
Attributes
NameTypeDescriptionRequired
AppendYesNoType  
ChangePermissionYesNoType  
CreateChildYesNoTypeFor a directory, the right to create a subdirectory. Only valid under a 'CreateFolder' parent. 
CreateFileYesNoTypeFor a directory, the right to create a file in the directory. Only valid under a 'CreateFolder' parent. 
CreateLinkYesNoType  
CreateSubkeysYesNoType  
DeleteYesNoType  
DeleteChildYesNoTypeFor a directory, the right to delete a directory and all the files it contains, including read-only files. Only valid under a 'CreateFolder' parent. 
DomainString  
EnumerateSubkeysYesNoType  
ExecuteYesNoType  
FileAllRightsYesNoTypeBit mask for FILE_ALL_ACCESS from WinNT.h (0x001F01FF). 
GenericAllYesNoType  
GenericExecuteYesNoType  
GenericReadYesNoTypespecifying this will fail to grant read access 
GenericWriteYesNoType  
NotifyYesNoType  
ReadYesNoType  
ReadAttributesYesNoType  
ReadExtendedAttributesYesNoType  
ReadPermissionYesNoType  
SpecificRightsAllYesNoTypeBit mask for SPECIFIC_RIGHTS_ALL from WinNT.h (0x0000FFFF). 
SynchronizeYesNoType  
TakeOwnershipYesNoType  
TraverseYesNoTypeFor 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. 
UserString Yes
WriteYesNoType  
WriteAttributesYesNoType  
WriteExtendedAttributesYesNoType  
See Also
Wix Schema