How to change SharePoint group permissions?
Applies to
- SharePoint 2013
Prerequisites
- An existing SharePoint site.
- A pre-createduser and group in SharePoint.
Steps
- step 1 Open the SharePoint site.
- step 2 Click onSite Actions (gear icon) and then select Site Settings.
- step 3 Under theUsers and Permissions category, clickSite Permissions.
- step 4 Select thecheck box next to the group whose permission you wish to modify.
- step 5 Go to the Permissions tab and clickEdit User Permissions.
- step 6 Select the necessarycheck box(es) for the new permission level.
Note:If multiple permission levels are selected, then the permission level assigned to the group is a union of all the individual permissions in the selected permission levels.
Example:
Permission level 1 = Permissions A, B, C
Permission level 2 = Permissions C, D
Assigned permission level = A, B, C, D - step 6 ClickOK.
Pro-tip
Audit changes made to group permissions with the "Security Changes report" from SharePoint Manager Plus.
