Re: Site Group permissions problem

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From: Nigel Bridport [MSFT] (nigelbri_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 03/25/04 

Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2004 08:59:17 -0000

True. A Local Administrator can always gain access to a site. This is by
design. The rationale being that if a site administrator mistakenly removes
all users from a site, you would have a dead site, and perhaps then effect
the whole collection if inherited permissions are active!

Nige. 

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"Tony Malandain" <tony.malandain@REMOVETHISba-insight.net> wrote in message
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> That user is not part of the local admin group by any change?
> I believe the local admin group is not subject to security checking in
SPS.
> Can somebody confirm?
>
> /Tony.
>
> Anthony DeLuca wrote:
>
> > I am using Sharepoint Server 2003 and Sharepoint Services.
> >
> > I added a new site group and gave it the following permissions: Add
> > List Items, Delete List Items, View List Items, and View Site Pages.
> >
> > Then I added a user and assigned them to this site group.
> >
> > When that user goes into the system they are able to do many things
> > that I believe they should not, such as delete another user! So it
> > appears that these permission mean and do nothing!
> >
> > Am I doing something wrong here? Any suggestions for what to
> > troubleshoot or try next?
> >
> > Thanks!,
> > Anthony DeLuca

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