Multiple permissions precedence

If a user belongs to one or more groups, it is possible that multiple permissions apply to a single file or folder. In such a case, permissions are resolved as follows (higher numbered levels take precedence):
Level 1
If the user has View, Publish, or Manage permissions through group-acquired permissions, the permission granting the greatest access to features applies. These three group permissions are additive.

Level 2
If the user has any Denied permission through group-acquired permissions, all group-acquired View, Publish, or Manage permissions are removed and the user is not allowed access.

Level 3
If the user has View, Publish, or Manage permissions through user-specific permissions, these permissions are additive to the corresponding group-acquired permissions. In addition, these permissions override any group-acquired Denied permission.

Level 4
If the user is assigned the Denied permission setting through user-specific permissions, the user is denied access regardless of any group-acquired permissions.

Level 5
If the user is a member of the Administrator group, the administrator permission applies, regardless of any other individual or group setting.

Level 6
If there are no permissions applied by either user or group (and none is inherited from a parent folder), the user cannot access or perform any actions on the folder or file.

The following table illustrates the way that group and user permissions apply:

Group G1 permissions

Group G2 permissions

Union (G1, G2) permissions

User permissions

Resulting permissions

View

Publish

Publish

Manage

Publish+Manage

Manage

None

Manage

Publish

Publish+Manage

Denied

Publish

Denied

Manage

Manage

View

Manage

Manage

View

Manage

Manage

None

Manage

Denied

Denied

None

None

None

None

None

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