We have 5 groups set up in our systems: Admin, Users (everyone), Developers, QA and Product Management. Users in the QA and Product Management group can't view the User Picker to select/change the Reporter of an issue or select/change the user of a custom User Picker field. All other users are able to access the User Picker.
Here is how the permissions are configured:
- Administer Project:
Admin
- Browse Projects:
Users
- View Version Control:
Everyone
- Create Issues:
Users
- Edit Issues:
Users
- Schedule Issues:
Users
- Move Issues
Admin
- Assign Issues:
Everyone
- Assignable User:
Everyone
- Resolve Issues:
Everyone
- Close issues:
Everyone
- Modify Reporter:
Everyone
- Delete Issues:
Admin
- Link Issues:
Everyone
- Set Issue Security:
Admin