SK0-004 · Question #72
In a Windows environment, a user is able to access the network folder and open items, but is not able to delete anything. Which of the following folder permissions does the user require?
The correct answer is D. Modify. The Modify permission in Windows includes the ability to delete files and folders, which is the specific right the user is missing.
Question
In a Windows environment, a user is able to access the network folder and open items, but is not able to delete anything. Which of the following folder permissions does the user require?
Options
- AExecute
- BRead
- CWrite
- DModify
How the community answered
(46 responses)- A4% (2)
- B2% (1)
- D93% (43)
Why each option
The Modify permission in Windows includes the ability to delete files and folders, which is the specific right the user is missing.
Execute (Traverse Folder/Execute File) allows running programs or traversing folders and does not grant delete rights.
Read allows viewing file contents and folder listings, which the user already has based on being able to open items.
Write allows creating new files and folders and appending to existing files, but does not include the right to delete existing items.
Windows NTFS Modify permission is a composite permission that includes Read, Write, Execute, and Delete capabilities. Since the user can already open items (Read is present) but cannot delete, granting Modify will add the Delete right without requiring individual special permission assignment.
Concept tested: Windows NTFS folder permission levels and delete rights
Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/identity/ad-ds/manage/understand-security-groups
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