Indicates a directory service object or a property set or property of a directory service object. The name string for a directory service object must be in X.500 form, for example: CN=SomeObject,OU=ou2,OU=ou1,DC=DomainName,DC=CompanyName,DC=com,O=internet

The server process can impersonate the client's security context on remote systems.

Indicates a file or directory. The name string that identifies a file or directory object can be in one of the following formats:

A relative path, such as FileName.dat or ..\FileName An absolute path, such as FileName.dat, C:\DirectoryName\FileName.dat, or G:\RemoteDirectoryName\FileName.dat. A UNC name, such as \\ComputerName\ShareName\FileName.dat.

Indicates a local kernel object. The GetSecurityInfo and SetSecurityInfo functions support all types of kernel objects. The GetNamedSecurityInfo and SetNamedSecurityInfo functions work only with the following kernel objects: semaphore, event, mutex, waitable timer, and file mapping.

Indicates a network share. A share object can be local, such as ShareName, or remote, such as \\ComputerName\ShareName.

Indicates a printer. A printer object can be a local printer, such as PrinterName, or a remote printer, such as \\ComputerName\PrinterName.

Indicates a provider-defined object.

Indicates a registry key. A registry key object can be in the local registry, such as CLASSES_ROOT\SomePath or in a remote registry, such as \\ComputerName\CLASSES_ROOT\SomePath.

The names of registry keys must use the following literal strings to identify the predefined registry keys: "CLASSES_ROOT", "CURRENT_USER", "MACHINE", and "USERS".

Indicates an object for a registry entry under WOW64.

Indicates a Windows service. A service object can be a local service, such as ServiceName, or a remote service, such as \\ComputerName\ServiceName.

Unknown object type.

Indicates a window station or desktop object on the local computer. You cannot use GetNamedSecurityInfo and SetNamedSecurityInfo with these objects because the names of window stations or desktops are not unique.

Indicates a WMI object.