Vault User Permissions

Note: This content is no longer updated. For the latest content, please go to the user guide for M-Files Online. For information on the supported product versions, refer to our lifecycle policy.

The Permissions tab enables you to specify who may see this user.

Note: The system administrator and all users with full control of the document vault in question always see all users.

Adjusting Permissions

  1. Open M-Files Admin.
  2. In the left-side tree view, expand a connection to M-Files server.
  3. Expand Document Vaults.
  4. Expand a vault.
  5. Click a node that contains items that you want to edit. For example, Users.
    Permissions settings are available for these items:
  6. Select an item in the listing area.
  7. Right-click the item and click Properties.
  8. Go to the Permissions tab.
  9. In Users and user groups, select the user or user group whose permissions you want to adjust.
    If the user or user group is not on the list, click Add to add the user or user group to the list.
  10. Select one of these options:
    • Select the Allow check box to allow the selected user to see this item.
      or
    • Select the Deny check box to deny the selected user from seeing this item.
  11. Optional: If you want to adjust additional permissions, repeat the steps from 7 to 10.
  12. Click OK.