Groups Tab (Permissions Dialog Box)

      

Use this tab to specify groups that have unique permissions on the master Web server for your Web application. If a member of the group has more restrictive permissions as a user or uses a computer with more restrictive permissions, these permissions are overridden and the more restrictive permissions are applied. For example, if the computer has browser-only privileges, but the user is a member of a group with browse and author privileges, the computer's permissions take precedence and the user can only browse the Web application while using that computer.

Note   This tab is not available if your master Web server is on an operating system using the File Allocation Table file system (FAT), such as Microsoft® Windows® 95, instead of Microsoft® Windows NT® File System (NTFS).

Options

Name

Displays the name of groups specified on the master Web server. To add unique permissions for a group, choose Add. To change permissions for a group, select the group's name and then choose Edit.

Access rights

Displays the current set of privileges allowed the group. A group can have privileges to browse, author, or administer a Web application.

Add

Use to specify unique permissions for a group.

Note   If this button is not available, the Web application uses the same permissions as the root Web application. To enable this button, choose the Settings tab and then select and apply Unique permissions for this Web Application.

Edit

Use to change the permissions for a group.

Note   If this button is not available, the Web application allows the same permissions as the root Web application. To enable this button, choose the Settings tab and then select and apply Unique permissions for this Web Application.

Remove

Select to delete the special permissions specified for a group. The group's permissions become the same as those specified on the root Web application.