Permission Element
From Windows Installer XML (WiX) v3.0
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
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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 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
- Wix Schema