For those cases, when there are exceptions to the rules you've defined, you can
create user overrides. User overrides provide a user-by-user way to express
those exceptions. You might be further limiting the user's access, but you could
also be broadening it, such as to lend an administrative flavor to the user's
access.
Create a user override to grant a particular set of permissions to an individual. You might need to create an override if:
- A person requires a particular set of permissions for an area, but isn't
(and shouldn't be) a member of a group to which you've already assigned
permissions for the area.
- A person is a member of a group to which you've assigned permissions for an
area, but they require a different set of permissions than they've received
as a member of the group -- in other words, they're an exception to the
rule. For example, you might want to separately define their permissions in
order to enhance or limit their access in the area.
Use the following steps to create a user override on the permissions page you're editing:
- Under User Overrides, click Create a user override.
- In the box, start typing the name of the user for whom you want to set the
override. Click the popup that displays the user's name.
- Click the Set override button to view the permissions you can
set.
- In the permissions dialog for the person you selected, select and clear check
boxes as needed. In the end you want the list of checked items to reflect
the permissions the person should have. Note that you merely clear a check
box to remove a permission -- there's no need to explicitly revoke the
permission.
- Click Set Permissions to save the override you've created.