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Chapter 16: Windows SharePoint Services Site Administration 429
List permissions can be changed by any user who has the Manage List Permissions
right (by default, included in the Administrator site group) or Full Control permissions
for that list. By default, all members of a website (all users assigned to a site
group, except for the Guest site group) have access to all lists and document libraries
on that website. Each site group has a predefined level of permissions for all lists
and document libraries. The default list permissions are as follows:
■ View items (given to the Reader site group by default)
■ View, insert, edit, delete items (given to the Contributor site group by default)
■ View, insert, edit, delete items; change list settings (given to the Web Designer
site group by default)
■ View, insert, edit, delete items; change list settings; change list security
In addition, you can set advanced permissions, which allow you to grant any
of the following rights for a user or site group:
■ Manage Lists (given to the Web Designer site group by default)
■ Manage List Permissions
■ Manage Personal Views (given to the Contributor site group by default)
■ Cancel Check-Out (applies only to document libraries; given to the Web
Designer site group by default)
■ Add List Items, Edit List Items, and Delete List Items (given to the Contributor
site group by default)
■ View List Items (given to the Reader site group by default)
Note Members of the Administrator site group always have the highest
level of permissions for all lists and document libraries. You cannot change
list or document library permissions for the Administrator site group. Also,
any site group that has the View Lists Item right (such as Reader) can continue
to see the list name, description, number of items, and time when the
list was last modified, even though they cannot view the list contents directly.
To control permissions for a list, go to the list itself or to the Customize “Listname”
page for the list.