Allow only users with corresponding space permissions for page restrictions

Question

To most of our users the permissions / restrictions concept is quite confusing. I like it a lot and think it makes sense, but one thing would really be very helpful:

If I want to restrict a page, I should only be able to select users who have the necessary page permissions: If I select  a user for viewing in page restrictions, this user will never find the page unless he has view permission to the corresponding space.

Same thing with edit restrictions on pages: When user A has no edit permissions in the space, I can still add him for editing in page restrictions, even though this will not work,

So a message on screen or a filtered user selection in restrictions would save a lot of questions and time in our company. A lot. :)

Zak Laughton · Answer

Hi Jan!

Your request sounds a lot like an existing bug ticket we have open with our developers: CONFSERVER-57430 - Page restrictions dialog has misleading language regarding permissions. The product team implements bug fixes according to the Atlassian Server Bug Fix Policy. If you're interested in seeing this improved in the future, I recommend voting for the ticket and watching the ticket for updates.

I hope this helps!
– Zak

Nic Brough -Adaptavist- · Answer

It does look odd, and it's that way because you also have groups to check in restrictions, and that becomes a bit of a pain.  Atlassian have not really tried to fix it.

Jonathan Smith · Answer

@Jan

You are absolutely correct in your statements. Our users also feel they can grant users editing access to a page even though they don't have access to the space.

I would love to see Atlassian update the application so the user picker only displays users within the space permissions... or only users in those current restrictions.

- Jonathan