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Sharepoint 2007 granular permissions

Asked by: MisUszatek

I have a MOSS 2007 site with a couple of subsites. I want all users to have a read only access to the entire website (that's easy) with the following exceptions:

Blog Site:
- users can view all posts in all categories
- users can comment on all the posts
- users can create posts only in one category

Forum Site
- users can view all posts in all categories
- users can reply to all the posts (with the exception to the bonus question below)
- users can create posts only in one category

How can I achieve it?

Bonus question: Is it possible to "close" a single topic/discussion in Sharepoint? Users can read it by there is no reply option.

Thanks

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2009-05-14 at 14:37:34ID24410406
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Answers

 

by: GreatGermPosted on 2009-05-14 at 18:31:51ID: 24391636

On the main site create groups to hold whatever security levels you want.  For this we'll talk about a Users group.

You can change group permissions at the following levels: site(subsite)/list/item

That means you just open up the settings (site settings/list settings/etc) for whatever you want to limit and edit the permissions.  It will warn you that you are breaking the inheritance, but that's okay since that is your goal.  You will probably want to create a new permission level in your site settings that allows for creation and editing of items, but removes deletion.

Once you do the first thing you will probably have it all figured out.

 

by: GreatGermPosted on 2009-05-27 at 09:37:15ID: 24484950

MisUszatek, do you have any more questions on this topic? If not then please mark as accepted so others know they can benefit from the discussion.

 

by: MisUszatekPosted on 2009-05-27 at 10:26:40ID: 24485464

The issue is still unresolved. I was unable to set granular permissions. If anyone has more detailed instructions I would appreciate it.

 

by: GreatGermPosted on 2009-05-27 at 10:37:21ID: 24485580

Can you describe where you're getting stuck? There aren't many steps to this so we should be able to identify any issues quickly.

Also, here is a tutorial set from Microsoft: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepointserver/HA100215641033.aspx?pid=CH101248581033

 

by: MisUszatekPosted on 2009-05-28 at 15:12:21ID: 24498319

Yes - it is easy to modify permissions it but I don't know how to achieve what I need to achieve. I have a blog site and a forum site with categories. I want all users to be able to view all the content but they are allowed to post blogs or forum posts only in one category.

Once I remove the rights to a category it completely disappears from their view. I want them to see all the posts in all categories.  When I make the category read only they are able to post to any category.

How to do it then?

 

by: GreatGermPosted on 2009-05-29 at 05:43:00ID: 24502269

Can you clarify about the "Categories"?  Are you using content types?  What is the actual structure?

 

by: MisUszatekPosted on 2009-05-29 at 10:37:09ID: 24504491

When you create a brand new blog site you have a column in your Posts list which is a lookup to the Category list. When you create a new post you can choose a category for it. Categories are displayed on the side menu of the blog site. When you click a category there you see posts from only that category. When a user creates a new blog post there is a category dropdown to choose from. I want users to be able to post to only one category but to be able to see them all.

 

by: GreatGermPosted on 2009-05-29 at 12:11:41ID: 24505274

I see what you mean now.  The categories are just pulled as a lookup from the categories list so if they have view capabilities to that item in the categories list then they'll be able to choose it when creating a blog entry.

 

by: GreatGermPosted on 2009-05-29 at 13:18:31ID: 24505854

I guess I should expand a little.  

 There really is no way to permission the out of box categories in the way you are asking.  You would need to write some code to block it from being an option based on how you want to separate permissions. If this was a custom list I would say you could also make different content types and only allow access to one, but
I haven't done much with the blog structure to be sure.

As to your bonus question, all you have to do is change the permissions on the item just like you would a list. Select Manage Permissions in the item drop down menu.

 

by: MisUszatekPosted on 2009-06-04 at 09:12:07ID: 24548546

I am not much of a coder so I am thinking about a workaround now. Is it possible to set permissions that way that a contributor can add new items but cannot delete and can only modified his/her own?

 

by: GreatGermPosted on 2009-06-04 at 16:19:52ID: 24552290

Yes, you will use a combination of custom permission levels to lockdeletion (looking Site Settings/ Advanced Permissions) and the Edit access option of the list itself (list settings/ advanced settings).

Iwould recommend starting with the contribute permission and making acopy then removing the delete option.  You will find this in theadvanced permissions settings for your site.Yes, you will use a combination of custom permission levels to lock deletion (looking Site Settings/ Advanced Permissions) and the Edit access option of the list itself (list settings/ advanced settings).

I would recommend starting with the contribute permission and making a copy then removing the delete option.  You will find this in the advanced permissions settings for your site.

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