MutexRights Enum
Definition
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Specifies the access control rights that can be applied to named system mutex objects.
This enumeration supports a bitwise combination of its member values.
public enum class MutexRights[System.Flags]
public enum MutexRights[System.Flags]
[System.Security.SecurityCritical]
public enum MutexRights[<System.Flags>]
type MutexRights = [<System.Flags>]
[<System.Security.SecurityCritical>]
type MutexRights = Public Enum MutexRights- Inheritance
- Attributes
Fields
| Name | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Modify | 1 | The right to release a named mutex. |
| Delete | 65536 | The right to delete a named mutex. |
| ReadPermissions | 131072 | The right to open and copy the access rules and audit rules for a named mutex. |
| ChangePermissions | 262144 | The right to change the security and audit rules associated with a named mutex. |
| TakeOwnership | 524288 | The right to change the owner of a named mutex. |
| Synchronize | 1048576 | The right to wait on a named mutex. |
| FullControl | 2031617 | The right to exert full control over a named mutex, and to modify its access rules and audit rules. |
Examples
The following code example demonstrates the use of MutexRights values when creating and using MutexAccessRule objects. The example creates an MutexSecurity object, adds rules that allow and deny various rights for the current user, and displays the resulting pair of rules. The example then allows new rights for the current user and displays the result, showing that the new rights are merged with the existing AccessControlType.Allow rule.
Note
This example does not attach the security object to a Mutex object; see MutexSecurity, Mutex.GetAccessControl method, and Mutex.SetAccessControl.
using System;
using System.Threading;
using System.Security.AccessControl;
using System.Security.Principal;
public class Example
{
public static void Main()
{
// Create a string representing the current user.
string user = Environment.UserDomainName + "\\" +
Environment.UserName;
// Create a security object that grants no access.
MutexSecurity mSec = new MutexSecurity();
// Add a rule that grants the current user the
// right to enter or release the mutex.
MutexAccessRule rule = new MutexAccessRule(user,
MutexRights.Synchronize | MutexRights.Modify,
AccessControlType.Allow);
mSec.AddAccessRule(rule);
// Add a rule that denies the current user the
// right to change permissions on the mutex.
rule = new MutexAccessRule(user,
MutexRights.ChangePermissions,
AccessControlType.Deny);
mSec.AddAccessRule(rule);
// Display the rules in the security object.
ShowSecurity(mSec);
// Add a rule that allows the current user the
// right to read permissions on the mutex. This rule
// is merged with the existing Allow rule.
rule = new MutexAccessRule(user,
MutexRights.ReadPermissions,
AccessControlType.Allow);
mSec.AddAccessRule(rule);
ShowSecurity(mSec);
}
private static void ShowSecurity(MutexSecurity security)
{
Console.WriteLine("\r\nCurrent access rules:\r\n");
foreach(MutexAccessRule ar in
security.GetAccessRules(true, true, typeof(NTAccount)))
{
Console.WriteLine(" User: {0}", ar.IdentityReference);
Console.WriteLine(" Type: {0}", ar.AccessControlType);
Console.WriteLine(" Rights: {0}", ar.MutexRights);
Console.WriteLine();
}
}
}
/*This code example produces output similar to following:
Current access rules:
User: TestDomain\TestUser
Type: Deny
Rights: ChangePermissions
User: TestDomain\TestUser
Type: Allow
Rights: Modify, Synchronize
Current access rules:
User: TestDomain\TestUser
Type: Deny
Rights: ChangePermissions
User: TestDomain\TestUser
Type: Allow
Rights: Modify, ReadPermissions, Synchronize
*/
Imports System.Threading
Imports System.Security.AccessControl
Imports System.Security.Principal
Public Class Example
Public Shared Sub Main()
' Create a string representing the current user.
Dim user As String = Environment.UserDomainName _
& "\" & Environment.UserName
' Create a security object that grants no access.
Dim mSec As New MutexSecurity()
' Add a rule that grants the current user the
' right to enter or release the mutex.
Dim rule As New MutexAccessRule(user, _
MutexRights.Synchronize _
Or MutexRights.Modify, _
AccessControlType.Allow)
mSec.AddAccessRule(rule)
' Add a rule that denies the current user the
' right to change permissions on the mutex.
rule = New MutexAccessRule(user, _
MutexRights.ChangePermissions, _
AccessControlType.Deny)
mSec.AddAccessRule(rule)
' Display the rules in the security object.
ShowSecurity(mSec)
' Add a rule that allows the current user the
' right to read permissions on the mutex. This rule
' is merged with the existing Allow rule.
rule = New MutexAccessRule(user, _
MutexRights.ReadPermissions, _
AccessControlType.Allow)
mSec.AddAccessRule(rule)
ShowSecurity(mSec)
End Sub
Private Shared Sub ShowSecurity(ByVal security As MutexSecurity)
Console.WriteLine(vbCrLf & "Current access rules:" & vbCrLf)
For Each ar As MutexAccessRule In _
security.GetAccessRules(True, True, GetType(NTAccount))
Console.WriteLine(" User: {0}", ar.IdentityReference)
Console.WriteLine(" Type: {0}", ar.AccessControlType)
Console.WriteLine(" Rights: {0}", ar.MutexRights)
Console.WriteLine()
Next
End Sub
End Class
'This code example produces output similar to following:
'
'Current access rules:
'
' User: TestDomain\TestUser
' Type: Deny
' Rights: ChangePermissions
'
' User: TestDomain\TestUser
' Type: Allow
' Rights: Modify, Synchronize
'
'
'Current access rules:
'
' User: TestDomain\TestUser
' Type: Deny
' Rights: ChangePermissions
'
' User: TestDomain\TestUser
' Type: Allow
' Rights: Modify, ReadPermissions, Synchronize
Remarks
Use the MutexRights enumeration to specify access control rights when you create MutexSecurity objects. To apply access rights to a named system mutex, use MutexSecurity objects with the Mutex(Boolean, String, Boolean, MutexSecurity) constructor and the Mutex.SetAccessControl method.
