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Permissions required for setting an alert
We have a document library with a folder structure and users have different permissions on each top level folder using SharePoint groups.
For example, the library has folders A, B, and C.
User X belongs to SharePoint group G.
Group G has Contribute permission on folder B, and no permission on folders A and C. The user doesn't even see folders A and C.
User X wants to set an alert on folder B to get an alert on any change, but the user is getting an Access Denied error saving the alert. The Contribute permission level allows alerts, so why would that be happening?
Hello joed
alerts are a list setting, the user need permissions to the list, not only to a folder...
Best, Dave
Echo what DaveMehr365 said. It's a library alert so if the user does not have access to the full library level, then the alert feature isn't available to them. If all of the users had read access at the library level, then contribute at the specific folders, then they would only see the folders they had access to AND gain the library options.
Hello joed
alerts are a list setting, the user need permissions to the list, not only to a folder...
Best, Dave
