Privileges

Privileges are special account rights that grant the ability to perform operations dealing with the management of a Laserfiche repository. Typically, privileges cover administrative activities that only need to be performed by specially designated individuals in an organization.

Although some privileges, such as Purge Entries or Bypass Browse, may be appropriate to grant to normal users, in general privileges are very powerful and are intended for administrative users. Privileges should only be granted to "trusted" users tasked with carrying out administrative tasks. Standard tasks such as filing, viewing, and modifying documents do not require any privileges, only the necessary access rights.

The privilege security mechanism is a separate security mechanism from the access right security mechanism. Certain privileges grant capabilities that overlap with entry access rights. In these cases, by having the appropriate privileges, users can bypass the access rights security mechanism. When a privilege overlaps with an access right, the privilege takes precedence; for example, even if a user has been explicitly denied the Browse right for a folder, they will be able to access it if they have the Bypass Browse privilege.

Each privilege covers a specific type of administrative task, allowing you to limit the amount of administrative tasks privileged users will be allowed to perform. This allows your organization to create a system of checks and balances, where no single user has complete control over all administrative tasks. It is a good idea to divide privileges among two or more administrators.

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• Assigning Privileges
• List of Privileges