Permissions

In this tab you can define global user permissions which will be applied to all users and databases on the server. You can choose from the following options:

  • Not defined (neutral): When setting a permission to Not defined, you can still change its state for single users and databases in the database permissions afterwards. 
  • Enabled: By default, the corresponding permission will be activated for all databases and users available on the server. However, you can still change its state for single users and databases in the database permissions afterwards.
  • Disabled: This state is the most restrictive. If you choose it, the corresponding permission will be disabled for all users and databases on the server. You cannot enable it for single users and databases in the database permissions afterwards. 

By default, all permissions are set to Not defined or Enabled which means that these permissions are either enabled or not defined for all users on the server. Any permissions set to Not defined or Enabled can be changed/set to another state later either at database level or for single folders and entries within a database. However, this is not possible if you disable the permissions in the server policies since this state is the most restrictive and cannot be enabled at database level or for single folders and entries afterwards. Therefore, you should only use the Disabled state for the permissions in the server policies if a specific permission should be deactivated on the entire server and disabled for all server users.

EXAMPLE: Server users should not be allowed to export entries from server databases, thus this permission should not be activated in the server at all. It is helpful, in this case, to disable the corresponding permission in the server policies so that the state cannot be changed in the database permissions afterwards. This way, you can make sure that this option will not be available or displayed in the client at all. 

HINT: In general, we recommend either choosing the state Not defined or Enabled in the Permissions tab since rights management will be easier afterwards. This way, you can assign the rights more specifically and, most important, individually to single users and groups. Assigning individual permissions to users and groups is always done under Databases → Permissions. 

NOTE: By clicking Restore default settings you can reset the default settings in the Permissions tab and thus discard changes.