PermissionEx Element (Util Extension)

Description

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.

Windows Installer references

None

Parents

CreateFolder, File, Registry, RegistryKey, RegistryValue

Inner Text

None

Children

None

Attributes

Name	Type	Description	Required
Append	YesNoType
ChangePermission	YesNoType
CreateChild	YesNoType	For a directory, the right to create a subdirectory. Only valid under a 'CreateFolder' parent.
CreateFile	YesNoType	For a directory, the right to create a file in the directory. Only valid under a 'CreateFolder' parent.
CreateLink	YesNoType
CreateSubkeys	YesNoType
Delete	YesNoType
DeleteChild	YesNoType	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	YesNoType
Execute	YesNoType
GenericAll	YesNoType
GenericExecute	YesNoType
GenericRead	YesNoType	specifying this will fail to grant read access
GenericWrite	YesNoType
Notify	YesNoType
Read	YesNoType
ReadAttributes	YesNoType
ReadExtendedAttributes	YesNoType
ReadPermission	YesNoType
ServiceChangeConfig	YesNoType	Required to call the ChangeServiceConfig or ChangeServiceConfig2 function to change the service configuration. Only valid under a 'ServiceInstall' parent.
ServiceEnumerateDependents	YesNoType	Required to call the EnumDependentServices function to enumerate all the services dependent on the service. Only valid under a 'ServiceInstall' parent.
ServiceInterrogate	YesNoType	Required to call the ControlService function to ask the service to report its status immediately. Only valid under a 'ServiceInstall' parent.
ServicePauseContinue	YesNoType	Required to call the ControlService function to pause or continue the service. Only valid under a 'ServiceInstall' parent.
ServiceQueryConfig	YesNoType	Required to call the QueryServiceConfig and QueryServiceConfig2 functions to query the service configuration. Only valid under a 'ServiceInstall' parent.
ServiceQueryStatus	YesNoType	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	YesNoType	Required to call the StartService function to start the service. Only valid under a 'ServiceInstall' parent.
ServiceStop	YesNoType	Required to call the ControlService function to stop the service. Only valid under a 'ServiceInstall' parent.
ServiceUserDefinedControl	YesNoType	Required to call the ControlService function to specify a user-defined control code. Only valid under a 'ServiceInstall' parent.
Synchronize	YesNoType
TakeOwnership	YesNoType
Traverse	YesNoType	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		Yes
Write	YesNoType
WriteAttributes	YesNoType
WriteExtendedAttributes	YesNoType

See Also

Util Schema