Default Group security
Tridion Sites in installed with a default set of user Groups. When a new Publication is created, the default set of user Groups have visibility over the Publication with the with the typical rights and permissions for users having that role.
System privileges
Except for the System Administrator group, none of the default Groups have system privileges set by default.
The System Administrator group is defined by default with the System Administration Privilege, which then grants all other registered privileges.
Group visibility
The default Groups have, by default, visibility enabled for All Publications. If you modify the scope of a default Group from the setting All Publications, the default Group rights no longer apply in newly created Publications.
Publication rights
When a new Publication is created, each default group will atomically have the default rights.
The following table shows the default rights each default Group receives:
| Right | Information Designer | Author | Template Designer | Editor | Chief Editor | Publication Manager | Interaction Manager | Business Process Type Manager |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication Management | ||||||||
| Folder Management | ||||||||
| Structure Group Management | ||||||||
| Schema Management | ||||||||
| Component Management | ||||||||
| Component Template Management | ||||||||
| Page Management | ||||||||
| Page Template Management | ||||||||
| Customer Management | ||||||||
| Publish to Content Distributor | ||||||||
| Permission Management | ||||||||
| Workflow Management | ||||||||
| Category Management | ||||||||
| Template Building Block Management | ||||||||
| Virtual Folder Management | ||||||||
| Bundle Management | ||||||||
| Business Process Type Management | ||||||||
| Publication Administration | ||||||||
| Translation Configuration | ||||||||
| Translation Management | ||||||||
| Lock Management |
Default Permissions
When a new organizational item is created, each default Group will atomically have permissions for the actions that are typical for that role.
The following table shows the default rights each default Group receives:
| Right | Information Designer | Author | Template Designer | Editor | Chief Editor | Publication Manager | Interaction Manager | Business Process Type Manager |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Folders |
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| none | none |
| Structure Groups | Read | Read | Read |
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| none | Read |
| Categories |
| Read | Read | Read | Read | Read | Read | Read |
| Bundles |
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| none |