Checking User Permissions in SharePoint Sites

This tutorial will tell you how to check user permissions in SharePoint sites programmatically. This is a very popular question asked by users. I have included the complete source code of the application for your convenience.

Shafiq Ahmed

Sep 19, 200658.4k100100Article

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Sachin Verma14y ago
Where is the link to download the application?
Keith Mitchell15y ago
Great article. Clear and concise. Just what I was looking for. Shafiq - keep writing.
tanya16y ago
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Gus K17y ago
What changes do I need to make to be able to use this in a Powerpoint 2003 module?
Jack18y ago
In addition to this programmatic way there is also an easier one- using special software. I work very close with sharepoint server but I'm not into programming at all so every time I try to find some software products that can solve my tasks. For such purpuses I have found enterprise security reporter . http://www.scriptlogic.com/products/enterprisesecurityreporter/sharepoint/ This tool can easy report on sharepoint permissions and sharepoint security-related data including permission levels, groups, sites, libraries, accounts.
Manju V19y ago
Do you have the updated code? Some of the class like SPRole is all obsolete now..Appreciate your reply. Thanks
amit tuteja19y agoedited
Hi, I want to use the above code,but my problem is that user might exists in People and Groups section {in this case above code works},but user can be a part of DL which is added to People and groups section.I am getting problem in second case. Any workarounds??? Amit
Jamieson Abbott19y ago
I need to use this code or code similar to this to check permissions on an ASP .NET page for whether someone has permissions on the Sharepoint site. It only works if the AUTH_USER has permissions to Modify and Move users between site groups which makes checking their permissions pointless if they could just change their own permissions as they please. I was wondering if you knew of a way to get this to work for any user despite their permissions.
- amit tuteja19y ago
  Hi Jamie, Try executing this code with elevated permissions.This means even if the user has view permissions,behind the scene your code will execute with admin rights. e.g. SPSecurity.CodeToRunElevated myCode = new SPSecurity.CodeToRunElevated(getRights); SPSecurity.RunWithElevatedPrivileges(myCode); getRights function has all the above validation.Remember this function should not accept or return anything Amit
- amit tuteja19y ago
  Hi, SPSecurity.CodeToRunElevated method is not quiet working in this case.Though the code executes well for all users,but as behind the scenes all the users have got whole access rights,so it always shows that each user has edit rights. Amit