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Brass Contributor

Oct 31, 2017

Limit access to library using permissions

Hi everyone, I'm trying to set document library permissions so that only limited group of users can see and access it. I broke the permissions inheritance on library and set my limited group onl...

Copper Contributor

Oct 31, 2017

kath patterson is right in assuming this. There is strong likelihood that there is(are) permission exception(s) from within the library i.e. some document(s) has(have) broken inheritance.

Mihkel Moorats

Brass Contributor

Nov 02, 2017

Hi kath patterson and Mohammed Rehmatullah ,

The library I descibed above has no items in it. That's why I found this extremely strange...

I understand, that when library persmissions are limited but for a file inside the library has given permissions explicitly (via Share button) then "Limited access" is granted to library and folders where the files is located.

But in my case it seems like "Limited access" is somehow given to "Everyone" default group and every user can see libraries and folders even if they do not have permissions for it.

kath patterson
Iron Contributor
Nov 07, 2017
have you checked to see if there has been any customisation of the everyone group permission set?
- Mihkel Moorats
  Brass Contributor
  Nov 07, 2017
  kath patterson What do you mean by "customizations of everyone group"?