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Share to "People with existing access" breaks role inheritance
Hi all,
The bad news is that this is unexpected. When sharing with a "People with existing access link", it should only send the user a canonical URL and it definitely shouldn't permission the user to the item.
The good news is that a fix is already rolling out and so this should go away shortly :)
Thanks!
Stephen Rice
OneDrive Program Manager II
Hi Bjorn,
I have the same experience and frustrations with item level sharing. For sites with restricted content we disable sharing and coach users to provide document URL locations.
It's not the best user experience but it preserves the security model.
I voted on your user voice.
Norm
MicrosoftHi all,
The bad news is that this is unexpected. When sharing with a "People with existing access link", it should only send the user a canonical URL and it definitely shouldn't permission the user to the item.
The good news is that a fix is already rolling out and so this should go away shortly :)
Thanks!
Stephen Rice
OneDrive Program Manager II
- So will this go back to how it used to work where the direct URL will be copied? Or will it still be a generated link minus the permission setting?
- StephenRice
ChrisWebbTech, it should be a direct URL (though it may have the parameters we use to direct users to the previewer, etc.). Thanks!
Stephen Rice
OneDrive Program Manager II
StephenRice Thanks for posting this information. Could you share more details, maybe a link to the roadmap?
As a SharePoint architect, this is a nightmare. I try to build an architecture around work teams to prevent breaking permission inheritance, but it breaks as soon as sharing occurs even between teammates.
Another related issue is to set the default sharing to "People with Existing Access". Is this also part of the update? The request has 280 votes on Uservoice.
- Awesome, good to know and thanks for the update Stephen
