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Named access control list permissions

Last updated on 3 April 2026

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Access for viewing the selected access control list can be defined on the Permissions tab. The selected list can be made invisible to certain users.

Note: The system administrator and all users with full administrative access to the document vault in question always see all the named access control lists.

Editing permissions

  1. Open M-Files Admin.
  2. In the left-side tree view, expand a connection to M-Files server.
  3. Expand Document Vaults.
  4. Expand a vault.
  5. Select a node that contains items that you want to edit.
    Permission settings are available for these items:
  6. Select an item in the listing area.
  7. Open the context menu for the item and select Properties.
  8. Open Permissions.
  9. In Users and user groups, select the user or user group whose permissions to change.
    If the user or user group is not on the list, select Add.
  10. Specify the permissions for the selected user or user group.
    Allow: Enable this to explicitly give the permission to the selected user or user group.
    Deny: Enable this to explicitly deny the permission from the user or user group.
    The Deny setting is normally used to specify an exception to an Allow setting. For example, when John Doe is part the group HR Managers, you can set Allow for the group and Deny for John Doe.
    You can also leave both settings deselected.
  11. Repeat steps 9 and 10 for the rest of the permissions.
  12. Select OK.
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