SPBasePermissions STSADM extension for MOSS and WSS V3

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Rajib — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 01:48:41 GMT

SPBasePermissions: STSADM extension

Updated: 2008-08-15

This is an stsadm extension that gets or sets base permissions for roles / permissions levels in a site / collection. The role or permission level is added to the site / collection if it is not defined.

Operation name : GetPermission

Gets the SPBasePermissions for a role/permission level for a given URL

Syntax

stsadm -o getpermission
  -url <full site url>
  -role <role name>

Parameters

Parameter	Value	Required	Description
url	Site / Collection URL	Yes	The full URL of the MOSS or WSS v3 Collection, Site or SubSite you want to view. Do not include page.
role	A valid role or permission level	Yes	Name of the role or permission level you want to get permissions for. This name is case sensitive. For a complete list of roles, use the enumroles stsadm operation.

Operation name : SetPermission

Sets the SPBasePermissions for a role/permission level to a given URL

Syntax

stsadm -o setpermission
  -url <full site url>
  -role <role name>
  -basepermissions <p1, p2, ..., pN>

Parameters

Parameter	Value	Required	Description
url	Site / Collection URL	Yes	The full URL of the MOSS or WSS v3 Collection, Site or SubSite you want to view. Do not include page.
role	Role or permission level to modify	Yes	The role or permission level you want to set permissions for.
basepermissions	List of base permissions this role should have	Yes	This is a comma de-limited list of base permissions this role or permission level needs to have.

Note

If the role already exists, the SPWeb will be modified with the new base permissions.
If the a role with that name does not exist in the SPWeb, a new role will be created and the base permissions attached to it.
Inheritance from the parent site will be broken if you specify a child site.
List of base permissions available here - [url:http://msdn.microsoft.com/microsoft.sharepoint.spbasepermissions.aspx|

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UPDATED WIKI: Home

Rajib — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 01:17:01 GMT

SPBasePermissions: STSADM extension

Operation name : GetPermission

Gets the SPBasePermissions for a role/permission level for a given URL

Syntax

stsadm -o getpermission
  -url <full site url>
  -role <role name>

Parameters

Parameter	Value	Required	Description
url	Site / Collection URL	Yes	The full URL of the MOSS or WSS v3 Collection, Site or SubSite you want to view. Do not include page.
role	A valid role or permission level	Yes	Name of the role or permission level you want to get permissions for. This name is case sensitive. For a complete list of roles, use the enumroles stsadm operation.

Operation name : SetPermission

Sets the SPBasePermissions for a role/permission level to a given URL

Syntax

stsadm -o setpermission
  -url <full site url>
  -role <role name>
  -basepermissions <p1, p2, ..., pN>

Parameters

Parameter	Value	Required	Description
url	Site / Collection URL	Yes	The full URL of the MOSS or WSS v3 Collection, Site or SubSite you want to view. Do not include page.
role	Role or permission level to modify	Yes	The role or permission level you want to set permissions for.
basepermissions	List of base permissions this role should have	Yes	This is a comma de-limited list of base permissions this role or permission level needs to have.

Note

If the name exists, the SPWeb will be modified with the new base permissions.
If the name doesnt exist, a new role will be created and the base permissions attached to it.
Inheritance from the parent site will be broken if you specify a child site.
List of base permissions available here - [url:http://msdn.microsoft.com/microsoft.sharepoint.spbasepermissions.aspx|