SharePoint Permissions... Part 1
SharePoint Services 3.0 has five permission levels by default. Particular permissions are associated with these permission levels. The site owner has the privilege to assign these permission levels with different users and/or groups, modify which permissions are associated with these permission levels and add new permission levels according to his needs.
Note: Limited and Full Control levels cannot be modified.
Default Permission Levels in Windows SharePoint
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Permission Level
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Description
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Full Control
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Contains all permissions and is automatically given to the Site name Owners group. This permission cannot be modified or deleted.
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Design
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Users have the ability to create and edit lists, libraries, and pages. They can also apply borders, themes, CSS sheets in the website. This permission level is not assigned to any group but is there for the site owner’s use.
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Contribute
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These are the permissions given to the site name members by default. These members are able to add, edit and delete items in already existing lists and document libraries.
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Read
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This is the read-only access of the website. This is assigned to the site name Visitors by default. Users with this permission level can see pages and items, open items and documents.
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Limited Access
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This doesn’t give the assigned users access to the entire site, but to specific lists, items, libraries or documents. In order to be able to access these, the user must have permission to open the parent Website and read shared data (ex theme, navigation bars). This permission level cannot be modified or deleted.
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List, site and person permissions
Permissions are categorized as:
· list permissions: permissions related to accessing lists and libraries
· site permissions: permissions related to accessing sites. Pages and permissions
· personal permissions: permissions related to creating personal views of web pages
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Permission
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Full Control
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Design
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Contribute
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Read
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Limited Access
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Permission Type
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Manage Lists
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X
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X
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List
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Override Check-Out
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X
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X
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List
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Add Items
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X
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X
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X
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List
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Edit Items
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X
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X
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X
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List
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Delete Items
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X
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X
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X
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List
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View Items
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X
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X
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X
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X
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List
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Approve Items
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X
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X
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List
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Open Items
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X
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X
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X
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X
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List
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View Versions
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X
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X
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X
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X
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List
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Delete Versions
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X
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X
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X
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List
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Create Alerts
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X
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X
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X
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X
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List
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View Application Pages
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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List
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Manage Permissions
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X
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Site
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View Usage Data
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X
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Site
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Create Sub-sites
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X
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Site
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Manage Web Site
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X
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Site
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Add and Customize Pages
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X
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X
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Site
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Apply Themes and Borders
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X
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X
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Site
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Apply Style Sheets
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X
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X
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Site
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Create Groups
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X
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Site
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Browse Directories
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X
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X
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X
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Site
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Use Self-Service Site Creation
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Site
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View Pages
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Site
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Enumerate Permissions
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X
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Site
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Browse User Information
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Site
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Manage Alerts
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X
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Site
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Use Remote Interfaces
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Site
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Use Client Integration Features
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Site
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Open
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Site
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Edit Personal User Information
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X
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X
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X
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Site
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Manage Personal Views
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X
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X
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X
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Personal
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Add/Remove Private Web Parts
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X
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X
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X
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Personal
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Update Personal Web Parts
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X
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X
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X
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Personal
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