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Chapter 16: Windows SharePoint Services Site Administration 437
From that point on, any changes you make to the permissions affect only the subsite.
When you switch from inherited to unique permissions, per-list permission settings
remain intact.
Note Switching between permissions models can create some strange
scenarios. For example, any user who has the Create Subsites right can create
a subsite. By default, this right is included only in the Administrator site
group, but if you assign it to another site group, members of that group can
create subsites with unique permissions and become administrators of the
new subsites. If such a user then chooses to switch to using the parent website’s
permissions, the user will no longer be an administrator of the subsite.
You use the Site Settings page for your subsite to switch to a different permissions
model.
To set unique permissions by using HTML Administration pages
1. On the subsite, click Site Settings.
2. Under Administration, click Go to Site Administration.
3. On the Site Administration page, under Users and Permissions, click Manage
permission inheritance.
4. In the Permissions section, select Use unique permissions.
5. Click OK.
If you want to return to using the same permissions as the parent website, you
can also change back by using HTML Administration pages.
Managing Site Creation Rights
By default, when Self-Service Site Creation is enabled, all members of the Reader,
Contributor, Web Designer, and Administrator site groups have the Use Self-Service
Site Creation right. They can use this right to create a top-level website on a virtual
server from the Create Web Site page. Another right, the Create Subsites right, is
available to members of the Administrator site group by default. This right allows the
user to create a subsite or a workspace site from the Create page or the Manage Sites
And Workspaces page.
You control which users have the Use Self-Service Site Creation right by changing
the rights in a site group. You can control which users have the ability to create
sites and workspace sites by changing which site groups have the Create Subsites
right, or by using the Enable Site And Workspace Creation page in Site Settings. You
must be a member of the Administrator site group for a site to control these rights.