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ActiveDirectorySecurityInheritance Enumeration
Visual Studio 2010
The ActiveDirectorySecurityInheritance enumeration specifies if, and how, ACE information is applied to an object and its descendents.
Assembly: System.DirectoryServices (in System.DirectoryServices.dll)
| Member name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| None | Indicates no inheritance. The ACE information is only used on the object on which the ACE is set. ACE information is not inherited by any descendents of the object. | |
| All | Indicates inheritance that includes the object to which the ACE is applied, the object's immediate children, and the descendents of the object's children. | |
| Descendents | Indicates inheritance that includes the object's immediate children and the descendants of the object's children, but not the object itself. | |
| SelfAndChildren | Indicates inheritance that includes the object itself and its immediate children. It does not include the descendents of its children. | |
| Children | Indicates inheritance that includes the object's immediate children only, not the object itself or the descendents of its children. |
Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2
The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
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