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author | Joachim Noreiko <joachimn@src.gnome.org> | 2006-09-03 18:56:56 +0000 |
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committer | Joachim Noreiko <joachimn@src.gnome.org> | 2006-09-03 18:56:56 +0000 |
commit | e95702af47bbcda013a3d9826339d7b525e12a55 (patch) | |
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updated section on file permissions for new UI
* gosnautilus.xml: updated section on file permissions for new UI
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diff --git a/gnome2-user-guide/C/gosnautilus.xml b/gnome2-user-guide/C/gosnautilus.xml index 7d4d90a..c10c096 100644 --- a/gnome2-user-guide/C/gosnautilus.xml +++ b/gnome2-user-guide/C/gosnautilus.xml @@ -2044,240 +2044,135 @@ dialog.</para> <title>Changing Permissions</title> <!-- preserve id for backwards compatibility: 2.12 --> <anchor id="gosnautilus-430"/> - <indexterm> - <primary>permissions</primary> - <secondary>introduction</secondary> - </indexterm> - <para>Permissions are settings assigned to each file and folder -that determine what type of access users can have to the file or folder. The -following table lists the permissions that you can set for files and folders, -and the effect of the permission on files and folders:</para> - <informaltable frame="topbot"> - <tgroup cols="3" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> - <colspec colwidth="29.62*"/> - <colspec colwidth="74.59*"/> - <colspec colname="colspec0" colwidth="74.59*"/> - <thead> - <row rowsep="1"> - <entry> - <para>Permission</para> - </entry> - <entry> - <para>File</para> - </entry> - <entry colname="colspec0"> - <para>Folder</para> - </entry> - </row> - </thead> - <tbody> - <row> - <entry valign="top"> - <para>Read</para> - </entry> - <entry valign="top"> - <para>Permission to read the file.</para> - </entry> - <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top"> - <para>Permission to list the contents of the folder.</para> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry valign="top"> - <para>Write</para> - </entry> - <entry valign="top"> - <para>Permission to make changes to the file. </para> - </entry> - <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top"> - <para>Permission to create and delete files in the folder.</para> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry valign="top"> - <para>Execute</para> - </entry> - <entry valign="top"> - <para>Permission to run the file as a program. This is only relevant if the file -is a program or script.</para> - </entry> - <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top"> - <para>Permission to access files in the directory.</para> - </entry> - </row> - </tbody> - </tgroup> - </informaltable> - <para>You can set permissions for different types of user. The following table -lists the types of user for which you can set permissions:</para> - <informaltable frame="topbot"> - <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> - <colspec colwidth="27.27*"/> - <colspec colwidth="72.73*"/> - <thead> - <row rowsep="1"> - <entry> - <para>User Category</para> - </entry> - <entry> - <para>Description</para> - </entry> - </row> - </thead> - <tbody> - <row> - <entry valign="top"> - <para>Owner</para> - </entry> - <entry valign="top"> - <para>The user that created the file or folder.</para> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry valign="top"> - <para>Group</para> - </entry> - <entry valign="top"> - <para>The group to which the owner belongs.</para> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry valign="top"> - <para>Others</para> - </entry> - <entry valign="top"> - <para>All other users who are not in the group to which the owner belongs.</para> - </entry> - </row> - </tbody> - </tgroup> - </informaltable> - <para><indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>changing permissions</secondary></indexterm><indexterm><primary>permissions</primary><secondary>changing file and folder</secondary></indexterm>To change the permissions -on a file or folder perform the following steps:</para> - <orderedlist> - <listitem> - <para>Select the file or folder that you want to change. </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>File</guimenu><guimenuitem>Properties</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. The <link linkend="nautilus-properties">properties window</link> for the item is displayed.</para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>Click on the <guilabel>Permissions</guilabel> tab. In the <guilabel>Permissions</guilabel> tabbed section, use the drop-down lists and check boxes -to change the permissions for the file or folder. The following table describes -the dialog elements on the <guilabel>Permissions</guilabel> tabbed section: </para> - <informaltable frame="topbot"> - <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> - <colspec colwidth="37.78*"/> - <colspec colwidth="62.22*"/> - <thead> - <row rowsep="1"> - <entry> - <para>Element</para> - </entry> - <entry> - <para>Description</para> - </entry> - </row> - </thead> - <tbody> - <row> - <entry valign="top"> - <para> - <guilabel>File owner</guilabel> - </para> - </entry> - <entry valign="top"> - <para>To change the owner of the file or folder, select -the owner from the drop-down list. </para> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry valign="top"> - <para> - <guilabel>File group</guilabel> - </para> - </entry> - <entry valign="top"> - <para>To change the group to which a file or folder belongs, -select the group from the drop-down list. </para> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry valign="top"> - <para> - <guilabel>Owner</guilabel> - </para> - </entry> - <entry valign="top"> - <para>Select the permissions that you want to apply to the owner -of the file or folder.</para> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry valign="top"> - <para> - <guilabel>Group</guilabel> - </para> - </entry> - <entry valign="top"> - <para>Select the permissions that you want to apply to the group -to which the owner of the file or folder belongs.</para> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry valign="top"> - <para> - <guilabel>Others</guilabel> - </para> - </entry> - <entry valign="top"> - <para>Select the permissions that you want to apply to -all other users who are not in the group to which the owner belongs.</para> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry valign="top"> - <para> - <guilabel>Text view</guilabel> - </para> - </entry> - <entry valign="top"> - <para>Displays the permissions that you select from the <guilabel>Read</guilabel>, <guilabel>Write</guilabel>, and <guilabel>Execute</guilabel> -options, in text format.</para> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry valign="top"> - <para> - <guilabel>Number view</guilabel> - </para> - </entry> - <entry valign="top"> - <para>Displays the permissions that you select from the <guilabel>Read</guilabel>, <guilabel>Write</guilabel>, and <guilabel>Execute</guilabel> -options, in text format.</para> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry valign="top"> - <para> - <guilabel>Last changed</guilabel> - </para> - </entry> - <entry valign="top"> - <para>Displays the date and time that the file or folder -was last modified.</para> - </entry> - </row> - </tbody> - </tgroup> - </informaltable> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>Click <guibutton>Close</guibutton> to close the properties -dialog.</para> - </listitem> - </orderedlist> + + <sect3 id="nautilus-permissions-overview"> + <title>About Permissions</title> + <indexterm> + <primary>permissions</primary> + <secondary>introduction</secondary> + </indexterm> + <para>Permissions are settings assigned to each file and folder + that determine what type of access users can have to the file or folder. For example, you can determine whether other users can read and edit a file that belongs to you, or only have access to read it but not make changes to it.</para> + <para>You can set permissions for three categories of users:</para> + <variablelist> + <varlistentry><term>Owner</term> + <listitem> + <para>The user that created the file or folder.</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry><term>Group</term> + <listitem> + <para>A group of users to which the owner belongs.</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry><term>Others</term> + <listitem> + <para>All other users not already included.</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> + </sect3> + + <sect3 id="nautilus-permissions-file"> + <title>Changing Permissions for a File</title> + + <indexterm> + <primary>file manager</primary> + <secondary>changing permissions</secondary> + </indexterm> + <indexterm> + <primary>permissions</primary> + <secondary>changing file</secondary> + </indexterm> + <para>To change the permissions of a file, perform the following steps:</para> + <orderedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Select the file that you want to change. </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>File</guimenu><guimenuitem>Properties</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. The <link linkend="nautilus-properties">properties window</link> for the item is displayed.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Click on the <guilabel>Permissions</guilabel> tab.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>To change the file's group, choose from the groups the user belongs to in the drop-down selector.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>For each of the owner, the group, and all other users, choose from these permissions for the file:</para> + <variablelist> + <varlistentry><term>None</term> + <listitem> + <para>No access to the file is possible. (You can't set this for the owner.)</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry><term>Read-only</term> + <listitem> + <para>The users can open a file to see its contents, but not make any changes.</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry><term>Read and write</term> + <listitem> + <para>Normal access to a file is possible: it can be opened and saved.</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>To allow a file to be run as a program, select <guilabel>Execute</guilabel></para> + </listitem> + </orderedlist> + </sect3> + + <sect3 id="nautilus-permissions-folder"> + <title>Changing Permissions for a Folder</title> + + <para>To change the permissions of a folder, perform the following steps:</para> + <orderedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Select the folder that you want to change. </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>File</guimenu><guimenuitem>Properties</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. The <link linkend="nautilus-properties">properties window</link> for the item is displayed.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Click on the <guilabel>Permissions</guilabel> tab.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>To change the folder's group, choose from the groups the user belongs to in the drop-down selector.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>For each of the owner, the group, and all other users, choose from these folder access permissions:</para> + <variablelist> + <varlistentry><term>None</term> + <listitem> + <para>No access to the folder is possible. (You can't set this for the owner.)</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry><term>List files only</term> + <listitem> + <para>The users can see the items in the folder, but not open any of them.</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry><term>Access files</term> + <listitem> + <para>Items in the folder can be opened and modified, provided their own permissions allow it.</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry><term>Create and delete files</term> + <listitem> + <para>The user can create new files and delete files in the folder, in addition to being able to access existing files.</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> + </listitem> + </orderedlist> + + <para>To set permissions for all the items contained in a folder, set the <guilabel>File Access</guilabel> and <guilabel>Execute</guilabel> properties and click on <guibutton>Apply permissions to enclosed files</guibutton>.</para> + </sect3> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gosnautilus-200"> <title>Adding Notes to Files and Folders</title> <para>You can add notes to files or folders. You can add notes to files or |