Manage security for a backward-compatible document library

If you are the coordinator for a backward-compatible document library, you can add or remove users from roles for the document library level and for the individual folders on a folder-by-folder basis.

 Note   Security settings on individual folders determine what users see in the document library. This means that a user assigned a role at the document library level may not have the same role at the folder level.

ShowAdd a user at the document library level

  1. Open the Web folder for the document library.
  2. Open the Management folder, and then double-click Workspace Settings.
  3. On the Properties page, click the Security tab.
  4. Click Add, select one or more users to add to the list of users, and then click OK.
  5. In the Role list, click the role to which you want to assign the user.
  6. Click OK.

 Notes 

  • By default, a user is automatically assigned to the role of reader.
  • If you have a list of users who are all members of the same domain group, you can save time by adding the domain group instead of adding each user individually. If you add a new user to the group later, the new user automatically acquires the permissions of the group.

ShowAdd a user at the folder level in a document library

  1. Open the Web folder for the document library.
  2. In the document library, right-click the folder to which you want to add users, and then click Properties.
  3. On the Properties page, click the Security tab.
  4. Clear the Use parent folder's security settings check box.
  5. Click Add, select one or more users to add to the list of users, and then click OK.
  6. In the Role list, click the role to which you want to assign the user.
  7. Click OK.

 Notes 

  • By default, a user is automatically assigned to the role of reader.
  • If you have a list of users who are all members of the same domain group, you can save time by adding the domain group instead of adding each user individually. If you add a new user to the group later, the new user automatically acquires the permissions of the group.

ShowChange a user's role

  1. On the Properties page for the document library or one of its folders, click the Security tab.
  2. Clear the Use parent folder's security settings check box.
  3. Select one or more users.
  4. In the Role list, click the role to which you want to assign the user.
  5. Click OK.

ShowDeny access to a specific document

You can prevent a user from viewing a specific document by editing the properties of the document. On a document-by-document basis, you can deny access to any user that has at least reader access to the folder.

  1. On the Properties page for the document, click the Security tab.
  2. Click Deny.
  3. Select one or more users.
  4. Click OK.

ShowRemove a user

  1. On the Properties page for the document library or one of its folders, click the Security tab.
  2. Clear the Use parent folder's security settings check box.
  3. Select one or more users.
  4. Click Remove. To remove all users, click Remove All
  5. Click OK.

Related Topics

About security in the backward-compatible document library

About roles in the backward-compatible document library

About settings for the backward-compatible document library

About document management and publishing

 
 
Applies to:
SharePoint Portal Server 2003