CIFS permission translations

When you view an object on a Windows client, CIFS translates the POSIX permission settings used in the namespace into settings Windows understands. The list below shows how CIFS maps POSIX permissions to Windows permissions.

  • r--

    Read

  • -w-

    Write

  • --x

    None

  • rw-

    Read

    Write

  • r-x

    Read

    Execute

  • -wx

    None

  • rwx

    Read

    Write

    Read and Execute

    Modify

    Full control-

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    None