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Using the Permissions Browser

The Permissions Browser lets the users to quickly search and find which users and groups have access to which folders. They can also see what permission level they have and who granted the permissions. Egnyte makes it easy to see who has access to the sensitive data.

By Folders Tab

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By Folders tab allows the user  to see the effective permissions for a folder. Navigate to a folder of interest using the tree in the left pane. The list of all users with access to the folder will appear in the right pane. Each user and group's effective permission for the folder is shown. How each user derives their permission is also shown in the Granted column. This will either be by membership in a group or via direct permission assignment for the user.

For each folder, the user will also see a count of the number of users with access, along with a count of the number of access control issues for the folder. If a folder contains sensitive content, a red S will show against the folder name in the tree on the left. 

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In order to view the type of sensitive content found within the folder, click on the Sensitive Content link found in the header section

By Users & Groups Tab

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The By Users & Groups tab provides the  effective permissions view for a user or group. This enables the users to see the folder structure of their  content repositories "through the eyes" of a user. Type the name or email address of a user or name of a group to see their permissions.

By default, only folders accessible by the selected user or group are shown. The user can show all folders by turning off the Show only folders accessible by... switch.

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Exporting Permissions Report

All folder and subfolder permissions can be exported, for a user or group, using the Export Permissions button found in the top right hand corner of the permissions detail view.

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The download link is provided in the email notification on the user’s email address.

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Limitations

The export limitations currently applicable are as listed below: 

  • Permissions export - 150k rows (1 file with 150k rows)
  • Data owners and review requests - 2.5M rows (50 files with 50k rows per file)
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