This OBJECT_ATTRIBUTES flag indicates that the object should be marked as permanent. This flag alters the lifetime of the object, making it independent from reference counting. Creating or marking objects as permanent requires SeCreatePermanentPrivilege. To delete such object, make it temporary first via NtMakeTemporaryObject.

Related flags

• OBJ_PROTECT_CLOSE
• OBJ_INHERIT
• OBJ_AUDIT_OBJECT_CLOSE
• OBJ_NO_RIGHTS_UPGRADE
• OBJ_EXCLUSIVE
• OBJ_CASE_INSENSITIVE
• OBJ_OPENIF
• OBJ_OPENLINK
• OBJ_KERNEL_HANDLE
• OBJ_FORCE_ACCESS_CHECK
• OBJ_IGNORE_IMPERSONATED_DEVICEMAP
• OBJ_DONT_REPARSE

Remarks

To make an existing object permanent, use NtMakePermanentObject.

See also

• OBJECT_ATTRIBUTES
• NtMakePermanentObject
• NtMakeTemporaryObject
• NtQueryObject
• OBJECT_BASIC_INFORMATION