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Part I: Microsoft SharePoint Server 2007
permissions makes it much easier to manage them. Just think of trying to manage permissions on an
individual user - by - user basis for a large organization with hundreds of employees. It would be
horrendous task!
It is also possible to permit anonymous access to SharePoint sites. This is commonly used with public -
facing Internet sites as opposed to intranet or internal sites. Anonymous access does not require a
username or password and provides direct access to web pages.
However, when it comes down to individual document permissions, it ’ s highly likely that you will
assign permissions to individual users, thus giving you total control over who has access to your
documents. Almost all SharePoint user permissions are based on a standard set of permissions set at the
server level by your system administrators:
Full control: Can do almost anything within a particular site
Design: Can view, add, update, delete, approve, and customize
Contribute: Can view, add, update, and delete
Read: Can view only
Limited access: Can view specific lists, document libraries, and list items, folders, or documents
when given permissions
Approve: Can edit and approve pages, list items, and documents
Manage hierarchy: Can create sites and edit pages, list items, and documents
Restricted read: Can view pages and documents, but cannot view historical versions or review
user rights information
When you create a SharePoint site you can either inherit the permissions of the parent site or create your
own site permissions. If you inherit the parent site permissions, all users who have access to the parent
site will also have access to the new site. Generally, when you break this permission inheritance
SharePoint will offer you three permission groups based on the previous list.
Site Owner Permissions
The site owner usually has full control over the SharePoint site and has the full range of available
permissions. Essentially, the members of this group will be responsible for the maintenance of the site
within the assigned permissions.
Site Member Permissions
Members of a site can read content, add content, and update content.
Site Visitor Permissions
Colleagues or other site users who require read access to content. A visitor cannot add or edit content.
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