# Data Object - ModeInfo(vim.host.FileAccess.Modes)

Extends
  DynamicData

## Data Object Description

The FileAccess.Modes data object type defines the known access modes for a datastore. The property values specify how to interpret the "what" property for a FileAccess object.

Properties

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
admin* | xsd:string | Can change permissions for a file.
browse* | xsd:string | Can see the existence of a file.
full | xsd:string | Can do anything to a file, including change permissions.
modify | xsd:string | Can read and write a file.
read | xsd:string | Can read a file.
use | xsd:string | Can execute or operate a file or look inside a directory.
Properties inherited from DynamicData
None

*Need not be set
Show WSDL type definition
<complexType xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:sms="urn:sms" name="ModeInfo"> <complexContent> <extension base="sms:DynamicData"> <sequence> <element name="browse" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0"/> <element name="read" type="xsd:string"/> <element name="modify" type="xsd:string"/> <element name="use" type="xsd:string"/> <element name="admin" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0"/> <element name="full" type="xsd:string"/> </sequence> </extension> </complexContent> </complexType>