diff --git a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.ui/UI/org/eclipse/rse/internal/ui/view/SystemViewResources.java b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.ui/UI/org/eclipse/rse/internal/ui/view/SystemViewResources.java
index 0258b21dff0..2c0fa42d0e8 100644
--- a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.ui/UI/org/eclipse/rse/internal/ui/view/SystemViewResources.java
+++ b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.ui/UI/org/eclipse/rse/internal/ui/view/SystemViewResources.java
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
  * Emily Bruner, Mazen Faraj, Adrian Storisteanu, Li Ding, and Kent Hawley.
  * 
  * Contributors:
- * {Name} (company) - description of contribution.
+ * David McKnight   (IBM)        - [209593] [api] add support for "file permissions" and "owner" properties for unix files
  *******************************************************************************/
 
 package org.eclipse.rse.internal.ui.view;
@@ -171,6 +171,15 @@ public class SystemViewResources extends NLS {
 	public static String	RESID_PROPERTY_FILE_EXTENSION_LABEL;
 	public static String	RESID_PROPERTY_FILE_EXTENSION_TOOLTIP;
 	
+	public static String	RESID_PROPERTY_FILE_PERMISSIONS_LABEL;
+	public static String	RESID_PROPERTY_FILE_PERMISSIONS_TOOLTIP;
+	
+	public static String	RESID_PROPERTY_FILE_OWNER_LABEL;
+	public static String	RESID_PROPERTY_FILE_OWNER_TOOLTIP;
+	
+	public static String	RESID_PROPERTY_FILE_GROUP_LABEL;
+	public static String	RESID_PROPERTY_FILE_GROUP_TOOLTIP;
+	
 	public static String	RESID_PROPERTY_FILE_CLASSIFICATION_LABEL;
 	public static String	RESID_PROPERTY_FILE_CLASSIFICATION_TOOLTIP;
 
diff --git a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.ui/UI/org/eclipse/rse/internal/ui/view/SystemViewResources.properties b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.ui/UI/org/eclipse/rse/internal/ui/view/SystemViewResources.properties
index 41c926b068c..7a501cae4b1 100644
--- a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.ui/UI/org/eclipse/rse/internal/ui/view/SystemViewResources.properties
+++ b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.ui/UI/org/eclipse/rse/internal/ui/view/SystemViewResources.properties
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 # Emily Bruner, Mazen Faraj, Adrian Storisteanu, Li Ding, and Kent Hawley.
 # 
 # Contributors:
-# {Name} (company) - description of contribution.
+# David McKnight   (IBM)        - [209593] [api] add support for "file permissions" and "owner" properties for unix files
 ###############################################################################
 
 # NLS_MESSAGEFORMAT_VAR
@@ -137,6 +137,13 @@ RESID_PROPERTY_FILE_CLASSIFICATION_TOOLTIP=Classification path of this file
 RESID_PROPERTY_FILE_EXTENSION_LABEL=Extension
 RESID_PROPERTY_FILE_EXTENSION_TOOLTIP=Extension of this file
 
+RESID_PROPERTY_FILE_PERMISSIONS_LABEL=Permissions
+RESID_PROPERTY_FILE_PERMISSIONS_TOOLTIP=The user, group and other permissions of this file
+RESID_PROPERTY_FILE_OWNER_LABEL=Owner
+RESID_PROPERTY_FILE_OWNER_TOOLTIP=The owner of this file
+RESID_PROPERTY_FILE_GROUP_LABEL=Group
+RESID_PROPERTY_FILE_GROUP_TOOLTIP=The group of this file
+
 
 #SEARCH RESULT PROPERTIES
 RESID_PROPERTY_SEARCH_LINE_LABEL=Line
diff --git a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.ui/UI/org/eclipse/rse/ui/view/ISystemPropertyConstants.java b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.ui/UI/org/eclipse/rse/ui/view/ISystemPropertyConstants.java
index ebc7233ec3b..e2889d6f678 100644
--- a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.ui/UI/org/eclipse/rse/ui/view/ISystemPropertyConstants.java
+++ b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.ui/UI/org/eclipse/rse/ui/view/ISystemPropertyConstants.java
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
  * Emily Bruner, Mazen Faraj, Adrian Storisteanu, Li Ding, and Kent Hawley.
  * 
  * Contributors:
- * {Name} (company) - description of contribution.
+ * David McKnight   (IBM)        - [209593] [api] add support for "file permissions" and "owner" properties for unix files
  ********************************************************************************/
 
 package org.eclipse.rse.ui.view;
@@ -61,6 +61,13 @@ public interface ISystemPropertyConstants extends IBasicPropertyConstants
 	public static final String P_FILE_WRITABLE     = P_PREFIX+"file.writable"; //$NON-NLS-1$
 	public static final String P_FILE_HIDDEN       = P_PREFIX+"file.hidden"; //$NON-NLS-1$
 	
+	public static final String P_FILE_PERMISSIONS  = P_PREFIX+"file.permissions"; //$NON-NLS-1$
+	public static final String P_FILE_OWNER        = P_PREFIX+"file.owner"; //$NON-NLS-1$
+	public static final String P_FILE_GROUP        = P_PREFIX+"file.group"; //$NON-NLS-1$
+	
+	
+	
+	
 	// SEARCH LOCATION PROPERTIES
 	public static final String P_SEARCH_LINE  = P_PREFIX+"search.line"; //$NON-NLS-1$
 	//public static final String P_SEARCH_CHAR_END    = P_PREFIX+"search.char.end";