Knowledge Base

Default User Permissions for Disks

Path	Account	Default Permissions *
Disk root	Everyone	Read & Execute for this object only.
	psaadm	Deny Full Control.
	psacln
`Program Files (x86)`	psacln	Deny Full Control except Read Attributes.
`Program Files (x86)Common Files`	psaadm	Read & Execute.
	psacln
	psaserv
	NETWORK SERVICE
`Program Files (x86)IIS`	psaadm	Access is not allowed.
	psacln
`Program Files (x86) Reference Assemblies`	psacln	Access is not allowed.
`Windows`	psaadm	Access is not allowed.
	psacln
	psaserv
	NETWORK SERVICE
`Documents and Settings`	psaadm	Access is not allowed.
	psacln
	psaserv
	NETWORK SERVICE
`Application Data(ProgramData)`	psaadm	Access is not allowed.
	psacln
	psaserv
	NETWORK SERVICE
`RECYCLER (Recycle Bin)`	psaadm	Access is not allowed.
	psacln
	psaserv
`%SystemDrive%inetpubtemp`	users	View, create folders, and read, write, execute files.
	psaadm	View folder contents, read and execute files.
	psacln
	psaserv
`WindowsTemp`	psaadm	View folder contents, read and execute files.
	psacln
	psaserv
	NETWORK SERVICE
`%plesk_dir%` (Plesk installation directory, which, by default, is `c:Program Files (x86)Plesk`.)	psaadm	Read & Execute.
	psacln	Deny Full Control.
	psaserv
	NETWORK SERVICE
`%plesk_dir%isapi`	psaadm	View folder contents, read and execute files.
	psacln
	psaserv
	NETWORK SERVICE
`%plesk_bin%` (The directory containing Plesk’s external utilities, which, by default, is `c:Program Files (x86)Pleskadminbin`.)	psaadm	Read and execute files.
	psacln	Read Attributes for this object only; Read & Execute for files
`%plesk_vhosts%` (The directory containing files related to virtual hosts, which, by default, is `c:inetpubvhosts`.)	psacln	Deny Full Control except Read Attributes for this object only.
	psaadm	Deny Full Control for this object only.
	psaserv
	NETWORK SERVICE

* Actual permissions set on Windows objects may differ from the default
permissions listed in this table because some of them may result from a
combination of several security rules. For more information about
security rules, see Customizing Object Security Settings in
Plesk.