Just like other sysobjects, each folder (and cabinet) is also assigned a permission set. This permission set is used for two purposes:
1. Controlling access to the folder object
2. Assigning to the objects that have this folder as their primary folder when the server's default ACL mode is set to
folder
A folder's permission set does not restrict access to the objects linked to it unless the folder security is enabled for the repository.
The folder security can be used for securing folders by adding restrictions based on links to the folders. When folder security is in use, object security is necessary, but not sufficient for adding documents to or removing documents from a folder. When folder security is enabled, a WRITE permission is required on the folder to link (create, import, copy to) or unlink (move, delete) content within it. Appropriate object permissions are still required for the operation to succeed. Other operations can be performed on the content...