The database Access Control List (ACL) defines privileges
for users.
Depending on the access
level assigned to a user, some ACL permissions are
granted, denied, or optional. Privileges listed in the ACL are:
- Create documents
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This privilege allows
users to create documents in a database. This privilege is:
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- Permanently granted to Managers, Designers,
Editors, and Depositors
- Permanently denied to Readers
- Optionally granted to Authors
- Delete documents
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This privilege allows
users to delete documents from a database. This privilege is:
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- Permanently denied to Readers and Depositors
- Optionally granted to Managers, Designers,
Editors, and Authors
- Create personal agents
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This privilege allows
an IBM® Notes® developer
or user to create agents that perform automated procedures in a database.
This privilege is:
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- Permanently granted to Managers and Designers
- Optionally granted to Editors, Authors, and
Readers
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Clear this option on
server databases to prevent certain users from creating personal agents
that take up server disk space and processing time. Use the Agent
Restrictions settings in the Security tab of the Server
document in the Directory to prevent users from running personal agents
on a server, even if the Create personal agents permission
in a server database ACL is selected.
- Create personal folders/views
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This privilege is:
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- Permanently granted to Managers and Designers
- Permanently denied to Depositors
- Optionally granted to Editors, Authors, and
Readers
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Personal folders and
views created on a server are more secure and are available on multiple
servers. Also, administrative agents can operate only on folders and
views stored on a server. If this permission is not selected, users
can still create personal folders and views that are stored on their
local workstations. Clear this option to save disk space on a server.
- Create shared folders/views
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This privilege is:
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- Permanently granted to Managers and Designers
- Permanently denied to Authors, Readers, and
Depositors
- Optionally granted to Editors
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Deny this privilege
to Editors to save disk space on a server and maintain tighter control
over database design.
- Create LotusScript®
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This privilege is:
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- Permanently granted to Managers
- Permanently denied to Depositors
- Optionally granted to Designers, Editors,
Authors, and Readers
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Clear this option on
server databases to prevent certain users from running restricted
and unrestricted LotusScript agents
that take up server disk space and processing time. Use the Agent
Restrictions settings in the Security tab of the Server
document in the Directory to prevent users from running restricted
and unrestricted LotusScript agents
on a server, even if the Create personal agents permission
in a server database ACL is selected.
- Read Public Documents
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This privilege is:
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- Permanently granted to Managers, Designers,
Editors, Authors, and Readers
- Optionally granted to Depositors
- Write Public Documents
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This privilege is:
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- Permanently granted to Managers, Designers,
and Editors
- Optionally granted to Authors, Readers, and
Depositors
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Users without the Write
Public Documents privilege are prompted for a password
when accessing a database with public documents. After entering the
user name and Internet password, the user is given the Default access
level to the database.