23.12 What are the various rights and how to manage it on CIFS shares?

You can manage trustee rights on CIFS share using the Manage rights option.

  1. In UMC, click File Access Protocols > CIFS.

  2. Search or browse the servers to list the shares.

  3. Select the share, click More options icon, and then select Manage rights.

  4. On the Manage rights page, use the checkbox to manage the required rights.

    Rights

    Description

    S - Supervisor

    Users have all rights on the file or directory and can manage the Access Control right.

    R - Read

    Users can open and read files in the directory.

    W - Write

    Users can open and write to files in the directory.

    C - Create

    Users can create files and subdirectories, and can also salvage or restore them.

    E - Erase

    Users can erase files and directories, and can also purge or permanently delete them.

    M - Modify

    Users can modify the meta-data of the file or directory.

    F - File Scan

    Users can display and search on file and directory names in the file system structure.

    A - Access Control

    Users can add and remove trustees, and change trustee rights to files and directories.