Can I limit access to a page at a specific user level (i.e. say a particular user can't access it)?

Question

I understand that I can make a page "restricted" and then assign specific users or user groups to have access to that page.  However, I have a reasonably large group of users for the space and there are only a specific few that I want to preclude from accessing (viewing/editing) the page.  I was wondering if there is a setting where I can specifically deny access to a specific page at at a user level.  I haven't been able to find a way but through I'd ask before accepting it can't be done.

Or, should I be thinking about problem in a different way?

Thanks all!

Davin Studer · Answer

Permissions are always best done with groups. I would create a group in Confluence and add the users that you want to have access to the group. Then create a view restriction and add that groups. The page will be restricted to only allow the people in the group to see it.

Jim Bottrell_1oonpz · Answer

Thanks Curtis.  Users are not currently utilizing Active Directory unfortunately.  I will keep this in mind for the future however.  I appreciate you taking the time to offer a suggestion.  I'm starting to think there truly isn't a clean way to do this short of duplicating the space access list, reducing it by the handful of people I don't want to have access to the page, and then making that new group the access group for the restricted page.  But that just seems such a long way at it and so much extra administration going forward.

Curtis Freudigmann · Answer

Just a thought, but are your users gaining access to the App through Active Directory? You could possibly create a new user group with only the members you want to view the page and then give them the access with the restrictions? Maybe that or give no one access to the space/page and then only allow a user group with the appropriate users? Just an idea.. not sure if this helps.

-Curtis