"Limited Access System Group For Web - SHAREPOINT ONLINE".

Question

Hello, can anyone clarify or point out any information on the site about this topic: "Limited Access System Group For Web - SHAREPOINT ONLINE". In the permissions part there is in some areas the presence of this group with different IDs, added automatically. I think it is when you assign exclusive access, but I would like to have some link that confirms this in Microsoft. Thanks Florida

Answer 1

Hi @Flórida da Graça Botelho Araújo ,

Please go through the permissions article.

It explains Limited Access as Enables a user or group to browse to a site page or library to access a specific content item when they do not have permissions to open or edit any other items in the site or library. This level is automatically assigned by SharePoint when you provide access to one specific item. You cannot assign Limited Access permissions directly to a user or group yourself. Instead, when you assign edit or open permissions to the single item, SharePoint automatically assigns Limited Access to other required locations, such as the site or library in which the single item is located. This allows SharePoint to render the user interface correctly and show the user some context around their location in the site. Limited Access does not grant any additional permissions to the user, so they can't see or access any other content.

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Answer 2

What exactly do you mean by "item"? (This level is automatically assigned by SharePoint when you provide access to one specific item.)