INFO: Required Rights for SourceSafe Commands

 Last reviewed: January 9, 1998
Article ID: Q138479
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Visual SourceSafe for Windows, versions 4.0, 5.0
  • Microsoft Visual SourceSafe for Windows NT, versions 4.0, 5.0
  • Microsoft Visual SourceSafe for Windows 95, versions 4.0, 5.0

SUMMARY

Visual SourceSafe has an internal security system that may be enabled by the Visual SourceSafe administrator. This security system will enable or disable commands to users based on the current rights they hold.

MORE INFORMATION

The following list contains the command and the required rights for the user to execute that command from the Visual SourceSafe Explorer or the command line.

Here is a list of the abbreviated rights:

R - Read C - Check out / Check in A - Add / Rename / Delete D - Destroy 

Command                 R C A D     Total Rights

Add                     * * *       RCA
Branch                  * * *       RCA
Checkin                 * *         RC
Checkout                * *         RC
Comment                 * *         RC
CP                      *           R
Create                  * * *       RCA
Destroy                 * * * *     RCAD
Diff                    *           R
Dir                     *           R
FileType                * * *       RCA
FilesReport             *           R
Find                    *           R
Get                     *           R
Help                    none
History                 *           R
Label                   * * *       RCA
Links                   *           R
Locate                  *           R
Merge                   * *         RC
Move                    * * *       RCA
Password                none
Paths                   *           R
Pin                     * * *       RCA
Project                 *           R
Properties              * * * *     RCAD
Purge                   * * * *     RCAD
Recover                 * * *       RCA
Remove                  * * *       RCA
Rename                  * * *       RCA
Rollback                * * * *     RCAD
Search                  *           R
Share                   * * *       RCA
Set Working Directory   *           R
Sort                    *           R
Status                  *           R
Undo Checkout           * *         RC
Unpin                   * * *       RCA
View                    *           R
WhoAmI                  none
The following commands are new to Visual SourceSafe version 5.0: 

Cloak                   *           R
Check Hyperlinks        *           R
Create Sitemap          *           R
Decloak                 *           R
Deploy                  *           R

Keywords          : ssafe kbinfo
Version           : Win3.x::4.0,5.0;Winnt:4.0,5.0;Win95:4.0,5.0;
Platform          : Win95 WINDOWS winnt

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Last reviewed: January 9, 1998
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