Global Permissions Overview

Permissions determine what actions a user is allowed to perform within Confluence.

Global permissions control which users can :

• Can Use: This is the most basic permission that allows users to access the site.
  
  
• Attach Files to User Profile This allows the user to upload files to be stored in their user profile.
  
  
• Personal Space This permission alows the user to create a personal space.
  
  
• Create Space: This permission allows users to create new spaces within a Confluence site. When a space is created, the creator automatically has the 'Administrate Space' permission for that space and can perform space-wide administrative functions.
  
  
• Administrate Confluence: This permission allows users to access the Administration Console that controls site-wide administrative functions.
  

Global Permissions are granted in the Global Permissions section of the Administration Console. In order to assign these permissions, a user must already have the global 'Administrate Confluence' permission.

Site administrators can assign global permissions to user-groups, individual users, and to anonymous users. Further permissioning is granted from the space administration Screens.

Note about 'Administrate Confluence' permission

Granting a user 'Administrate Confluence' permission will not automatically grant her access to all spaces in the site. It will only grant the user access to the Administration menu.

Automatically being an administrator of all spaces is only available to the special "confluence-administrators" group (internally called the superuser group). There is an outstanding enhancement request to replace the superuser group with something better.

Be aware, however, that users will 'administrate' permission must still be trusted. They have access to modify users and groups in Confluence, so can always add themselves to the 'confluence-administrators' group and become a superuser.

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