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document sharing & right inheritance
By "repository" I assume you mean a folder?
If you clicked the dots next to the folder >> Share, then the user should not even have access to the site itself (he/she isn't even added in the Visitors group), but only to this particular folder via the link sent through the sharing.
If you go into the Library Settings >> Permissions for this library >> it will tell you Some items of this list may have unique permissions which are not controlled from this page. "Show these items." (link)
And if you click on this "Show these items" link, the folder you shared will show up.
Click on the Manage permissions link, and you'll see:
I've tested your scenario on my tenant, and it worked fine.
User only has access to this particular folder, and the Group can see everything.
Thank you very much for your answer.
Yes, by repository I did mean a folder 🙂
When I follow the different steps indicated in your message, I have the same result. That's were my concern is : sharing a folder with someone seems to break rights inheritance. If I grants a new access at the site level, it remain absent on those previously shared folders. However, the new access isn't valid on all the non shared folders. I wanted to know, is this normal ? Has anybody experienced this scenario ?
Quite normal, that’s the way SharePoint does permissions. Everything in a site starts out the same way, but once you change a list, or a folders permission, it breaks the permission off. It copies it’s current setting, but after that you have to maintain it on your own
This is why people try to discourage breaking inheritance, it can be a pain to manage. Adding people to groups already defined for the list/library work, but you’ll always have to add individuals or new groups yourselfThank you very much for your different answers. It is very clear.
I found this a bit surprising since this sharing functionnality is accessible by end-user who may not be aware of this topic. At the end of the day, I would have hoped for a functionnality where "sharing" would add an extra-access without Breaking inheritance.
