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AS400
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Jul 24, 2025
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Can default permission groups be restored in SharePoint Online? (Owners, Members, Visitors)

Hi everyone, In a SharePoint Online site, someone with permissions modified the default site groups (Owners, Members, and Visitors), replacing the users and groups that were originally there. This ...
  • Tangfoot's avatar
    Jul 28, 2025

    You can either click Restore default permission groupsin the advanced settings of the website permissions or use PowerShell to run Set-SPOSite -ResetAllRoleInheritance to reset permissions. Note that this action is irreversible, so its recommended to back up your permission configurations first.

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