Solaris Common Desktop Environment: User's Guide

To View an Access Control List

  1. In File Manager, select the icon of the file or folder whose Access Control List (ACL) you want to view.

  2. Choose Properties from the File Manager Selected menu or from the icon's pop-up menu (displayed by pressing Shift+F10 or mouse button 3).

    The Properties dialog box appears.

    If the file or folder has an ACL, it appears in the scrolling list labeled Access Control List Permissions. If the file or folder has no ACL, the scrolling list is hidden.

    The Requested column shows the permissions that the owner requests for each ACL entry. These permissions are restricted by the mask, and the actual ACL entry permissions appear in the Effective column. See "Permissions Mask" for a discussion of the mask.


    Note -

    To create, modify, or view ACLs on a file or folder, it must reside on a server or system running Solaris 2.5 Operating Environment or compatible systems, and you must be running Solaris 2.5 Operating Environment or compatible systems.