{"id":4228,"date":"2012-06-05T14:17:16","date_gmt":"2012-06-05T06:17:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sharepointboost.com\/blog\/?p=4228"},"modified":"2023-07-31T11:39:52","modified_gmt":"2023-07-31T03:39:52","slug":"how-to-know-your-sharepoint-permissions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.boostsolutions.com\/blog\/how-to-know-your-sharepoint-permissions\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Know Your SharePoint Permissions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you are a SharePoint administrator, you may have this problem during permission management. How to do you find out who has what permissions? On SharePoint 2010, a new add-on will greatly reduce administrator headaches and the tedium of checking user permissions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>I. <\/strong><strong>Native SharePoint Environment<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong>1. Select a site.<\/p>\n<p>2. Enter Site permissions page and click<a href=\"http:\/\/www.BoostSolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/permission-report-pic1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4229 alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/www.BoostSolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/permission-report-pic1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"52\" height=\"49\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.BoostSolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/permission-report-pic1.jpg\"><\/a>3. Input a user or group name and click the &#8220;<strong>Check Now<\/strong>&#8221; button.<\/p>\n<p>4. Then you will know exactly what permissions a user has and where they apply.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.BoostSolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/permission-report-pic2.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4230\" src=\"http:\/\/www.BoostSolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/permission-report-pic2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"505\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boostsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/permission-report-pic2.jpg 505w, https:\/\/www.boostsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/permission-report-pic2-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 505px) 100vw, 505px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This method only can check permissions from one scope. So, if you want to find out about permissions on other scopes, just enter each page and repeat above steps.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><strong>II. <\/strong><strong>SharePoint Boost <a href=\"http:\/\/www.BoostSolutions.com\/permissionreport.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Permission Report<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>With BoostSolutions&#8217;s Permission Report tool, administrators can easily query user or group permissions on multiple scopes, saving a lot of time and hassle.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Account Permissions Report<\/span><\/p>\n<p>1. Select a site and find the Permission Report under the <strong>Users and Permissions<\/strong> section.<\/p>\n<p>2. Enter the product page and click &#8220;<strong>Account Permission Report<\/strong>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>3. Input a user or group name and click the &#8220;<strong>Run<\/strong>&#8221; button.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.BoostSolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/permission-report-pic3.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4231\" src=\"http:\/\/www.BoostSolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/permission-report-pic3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"649\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boostsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/permission-report-pic3.jpg 649w, https:\/\/www.boostsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/permission-report-pic3-300x181.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 649px) 100vw, 649px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This report displays a user or group&#8217;s permissions from multiple scopes across sites and lists. If you want to overview the user or group&#8217;s access to the contents under the site, the site tree will make it clear.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.BoostSolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/permission-report-pic4.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4232\" src=\"http:\/\/www.BoostSolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/permission-report-pic4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"318\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boostsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/permission-report-pic4.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.boostsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/permission-report-pic4-169x300.jpg 169w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Exporting the result as a file is an additional feature, which can help you to research the permissions further.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Check Permission Scope Settings<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In native SharePoint, administrators often need to enter each scope to check the permission settings. Here you can check each permission scope setting on one page.<\/p>\n<p>1. Just select a site or list from the site tree.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.BoostSolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/permission-report-pic5.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4233\" src=\"http:\/\/www.BoostSolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/permission-report-pic5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"534\" height=\"372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boostsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/permission-report-pic5.jpg 534w, https:\/\/www.boostsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/permission-report-pic5-300x208.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 534px) 100vw, 534px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.BoostSolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/permission-report-pic5.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>2. The Permission Level filter will make the results more clear. If you just want to check who has the &#8220;<strong>Read<\/strong>&#8221; permissions under this scope, just select the permission level on the filter.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Permission Level Access Report<\/span><\/p>\n<p>This is not an out-of-box feature of SharePoint. As an administrator, you may want to find out who has &#8220;<strong>Full Control<\/strong>&#8221; permission. This report can complete this requirement.<\/p>\n<p>1. Enter the Permission Level Access Report page.<\/p>\n<p>2. Select &#8220;<strong>Full Control<\/strong>&#8221; from the drop-down list and click the &#8220;<strong>Run<\/strong>&#8221; button.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4234\" src=\"http:\/\/www.BoostSolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/permission-report-pic6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"486\" height=\"277\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boostsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/permission-report-pic6.jpg 486w, https:\/\/www.boostsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/permission-report-pic6-300x170.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 486px) 100vw, 486px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Permission Inheritance Report<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Finding out permission inheritance on one scope is very easy, but there is no easy way to overview the permission inheritance of all content. This is not a problem for SharePoint Permission Report, which provides a detailed permission inheritance scope of all content across sites and lists.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4235\" src=\"http:\/\/www.BoostSolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/permission-report-pic7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"578\" height=\"347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boostsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/permission-report-pic7.jpg 578w, https:\/\/www.boostsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/permission-report-pic7-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 578px) 100vw, 578px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">SharePoint Group Report<\/span><\/p>\n<p>SharePoint groups are an important element of permissions management. Knowing who group members and owners are is vital for administrators. However, this is not an easy undertaking in native SharePoint, but with SharePoint Permission Report, this is no longer an issue.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.BoostSolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/permission-report-pic8.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4236\" src=\"http:\/\/www.BoostSolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/permission-report-pic8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"619\" height=\"319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boostsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/permission-report-pic8.jpg 619w, https:\/\/www.boostsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/permission-report-pic8-300x154.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 619px) 100vw, 619px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You also can also export the result as an excel file.<\/p>\n<p>BoostSolutions Permission Report is very small, but smart.<\/p>\n<p>It can save your much time and improve the tedious task of permissions administration.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you are a SharePoint administrator, you may have this problem during permission management. 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