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SharePoint Library Sharing Options Greyed Out
- Jan 25, 2024
Tnx for the reply! Should have said I did already try your suggestion w/o success. Though it does clearly state "Site" member/owners can "share". Does this mean Only users/groups w/in Site members/owners can share?
And, when I go to Site Permissions settings>Add members>"Share site only", I was able to add and get the MS AD Security group to show under "Site members". I first tried this with Add members>"Add members" to group but after the "search directory" finds the security group, it shows "Couldn't add <security group name> as a member." Not sure why.
Now when accessing the Settings>Permissions>manage who has access to this site, I have the MS AD security group under Site members, but I only can choose the default edit/read/full control options.
Also, from Settings>Site Permissions>Advanced, I now have the the MS AD security group listed twice, the first w/ "type" as Domain Group and the second w/ "type" SharePoint Group.
Funny thing is when I select either of those two entries and click select the "Edit User Permissions, it seems that I can apply my custom permission sets.
What is the difference with adding members via Settings>Permissions to the default Site Owners/Members/Visitor groups, and granting permission to users/security groups from the Advanced permissions settings?
I can't find definitive MS explanations explaining the differences between these concepts so not sure if my above steps taken are a proper solution in regard to custom permission access.
Hello ksdst1
have you checked the site sharing settings?
I think the users need to be site members or owners...this also confirms your information. I think this is a boundary in your case.
You need to use an other solution like...
- one site per user
- one teams per user
Best, Dave
Tnx for the reply! Should have said I did already try your suggestion w/o success. Though it does clearly state "Site" member/owners can "share". Does this mean Only users/groups w/in Site members/owners can share?
And, when I go to Site Permissions settings>Add members>"Share site only", I was able to add and get the MS AD Security group to show under "Site members". I first tried this with Add members>"Add members" to group but after the "search directory" finds the security group, it shows "Couldn't add <security group name> as a member." Not sure why.
Now when accessing the Settings>Permissions>manage who has access to this site, I have the MS AD security group under Site members, but I only can choose the default edit/read/full control options.
Also, from Settings>Site Permissions>Advanced, I now have the the MS AD security group listed twice, the first w/ "type" as Domain Group and the second w/ "type" SharePoint Group.
Funny thing is when I select either of those two entries and click select the "Edit User Permissions, it seems that I can apply my custom permission sets.
What is the difference with adding members via Settings>Permissions to the default Site Owners/Members/Visitor groups, and granting permission to users/security groups from the Advanced permissions settings?
I can't find definitive MS explanations explaining the differences between these concepts so not sure if my above steps taken are a proper solution in regard to custom permission access.