SharePoint 2016 - Configured Alerts if User Permissions removed

Worm, Sven 1 Reputation point
2021-01-05T10:46:18.317+00:00

Hi,

we have a huge SharePoint 2016 on Premise environment. User permissions are managed by Active Directory groups. People make use of alerts on lists and document libraries in order to get notified about changes.

If people move from department to department users the permissions on sites change aswell. Typically alerts stay configured although users have no permissions any more on the sites.

Now to the question: do people still receive alert emails even if they do not have permissions on the content any more?`

Thanks
Sven

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  1. Sharath Kumar Aluri 3,071 Reputation points
    2021-01-05T19:14:36.563+00:00

    No, they won't receive any alerts if they don't have permissions on those sites.

    Thanks & Regards,

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  2. Echo Du_MSFT 17,176 Reputation points
    2021-01-06T03:05:24.697+00:00

    Hi @Anonymous ,

    In this situation, it is impossible for users to receive the alert email.

    By design,users must have permissions to the list or to the library for alerts and to the task list for tasks and for workflows.

    More information, please refer to this articel:

    Thanks,
    Echo Du

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