SharePoint 2007: The Definitive Guide

Permission Groups

There are three default SharePoint groups created when a site is created, and each group possesses default access permissions:

Owner

The owner has full control of the site.

Members

Members can contribute content and modify that content on the site.

Visitors

Visitors to the site have read-only access.

It is unlikely that the default groups provided will meet all of your needs. However, you can create or modify SharePoint groups to satisfy any access or security needs required by your teams, departments, and overall organization in the following ways:

• Create a new SharePoint group and assign it unique permissions.

• Modify a default group by changing the default access permissions to suit your needs.

• Create custom permission levels and assign them to different SharePoint groups.

Site Owners and Site Collection Administrators have permissions both to modify default groups and permissions and to create unique groups and group permissions by default. They also can assign any other user or group Create Groups permissions to accomplish these tasks.

When a site owner or administrator creates a new group on a SharePoint site, the following additional access permission groups are created by default:

Approvers

Assign users to this group if you want them to be able to approve or reject pending documents and list items. Items they approve become visible to both anonymous and restricted readers.

Designers

This group is usually comprised of a limited number of administrators and web developers ...