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2 users with same rights but don't see the same in a space.

Youcef KHELLALI
January 26, 2026

Hi 

We have two users with the same permissions, but they don’t see the same things in a space.

Thanks for your help.

 

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marc -Collabello--Phase Locked-
Community Champion
January 26, 2026

Hi @Youcef KHELLALI ,

If the 2 users have the same permissions in a space, there still can be differences in what they can see.  Individual pages in a space can have restrictions, allowing some users not to see or edit them.

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Barbara Szczesniak
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January 26, 2026

@Youcef KHELLALI You or the person wanting to see the page can contact the owner of the page to ask them to add the person to see or edit the page. They have probably restricted the page for a reason and may not want everyone to see the page. 

EDIT: Just got to this post from @Robert Hean in my daily digest. It may help you to understand what's going on: https://community.atlassian.com/forums/Confluence-User-Group/Permissions-vs-Restrictions-Confluence-Access-Series/m-p/3180951 

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Youcef KHELLALI
January 26, 2026

Hi @Rilwan and @marc -Collabello--Phase Locked-  ,I see a lot of restricted pages. Some of the pages I’m looking at are restricted. As an admin, how can I grant my colleague access to all of them?

Because when i click on edit or the chains , i have a message like : 

You don't have permission to view this page

Hit the request access button and we'll find someone who can give you access.

Thanks

 

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Rilwan Ahmed
Community Champion
January 26, 2026

Hi @Youcef KHELLALI ,

Welcome to the community !!

As said by @marc -Collabello--Phase Locked- , there might be restricted pages in your space. If you are an administrator, you can view the restricted pages list in Space settings --> Content --> Restricted

Direct link will be https://<yourdomain>.atlassian.net/wiki/pages/listpermissionpages.action?key=<SPACEKEY>

Rilwan Ahmed
Community Champion
January 26, 2026

Hi @Youcef KHELLALI ,

  1. If you are in Premium or Enterprise plan, you can Bypass page restrictions with admin key as mentioned in https://support.atlassian.com/confluence-cloud/docs/bypass-access-restrictions-on-a-page-with-admin-key/ .
    You should be a Site admin and not only a space admin for this. 

  2. User can request access by clicking Request Access button when accessing the page.

    Who receives access requests
    When someone requests view or edit access to a content item, Confluence notifies the best suited person to review the request, ensuring that person has the necessary space and content permissions to action the request. The system will notify people in the following order, until someone has the correct permissions to grant the request:
  • The content owner

  • The content creator

  • The last editor of the content

  • The space admin.

The approver will receive an in-app notification as well as an email. In addition, anyone with permission to edit the content and manage content restrictions in the space will be able to review and approve or deny the request from the Access requests tab in the Share dialog.

Youcef KHELLALI
January 26, 2026

Thanks for your return @Rilwan Ahmed , i just checked and we have standard license...

 

 

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