Managing permissions for a document library
Applies To: Office SharePoint Server 2007
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Topic Last Modified: 2016-11-14
Office SharePoint Server 2007 provides the ability to manage permissions on the following objects:
Individual lists
Individual libraries
Individual folders
Individual documents
List items within lists
List items within libraries
You might have sensitive information stored in a particular securable object. A securable object might be a list, library, folder within a list or library, document, or list item. If you do not want to expose the information to all users of a site, you can restrict some users and SharePoint groups from accessing a particular securable object.
Any users with the Manage Permissions permission on a particular securable object can manage permissions on that particular securable object.
By default, Site Owners have the Manage Permissions permission. Any user with the Full Control permission on a particular securable object can also manage permissions on that securable object.
Task Requirements
To manage permissions for a document library, you can perform the following procedures, which are on Office Online, in no particular order.
Important
Membership in the Administrators group is the minimum required to complete these procedures.
View users and SharePoint groups associated with a list or library (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=124723)
View users and SharePoint groups associated with a folder, document, or list item (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=124724)
Add users to a list or library (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=124725)
Add users to a folder, document, or list item (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=124726)
Create a new SharePoint group from a list or library (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=124728)
Create a new SharePoint group from a folder, document, or list item (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=124730)
Edit permission assignments on permission levels on a list or library (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=124732)
Edit permission assignments on permission levels on a folder, document, or list item (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=124733)
Break permission inheritance on a list or library (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=124734)
Break permission inheritance on a folder, document, or list item (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=124735)
Inherit permissions for a list or library (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=124737)
Inherit permissions for a folder, document, or list item (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=124738)
Remove user permissions from a list or library (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=124739)
Remove user permissions from a folder, document, or list item (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=124740)
See Also
Concepts
Managing document libraries
Managing content types for a document library
Configuring Information Rights Management
Managing documents
Plan site and content security (Office SharePoint Server)