Table 1: Icacls Letter Codes for
Simple and Specific Rights

Letter Codes

Rights

 

Simple Rights

F

full access

M

modify access

RX

read and execute access

R

read-only access

W

write-only access

 

Specific Rights

D

delete

RC

read control

WDAC

write DAC

WO

write owner

S

synchronize

AS

access system security

MA

maximum allowed

GR

generic read

GW

generic write

GE

generic exclude

GA

generic all

RD

read data/list directory

WD

write data/add file

AD

append data/add subdirectory

REA

read extended attributes

WEA

write extended attributes

X

execute/traverse

DC

delete child

RA

read attributes

WA

write attributes