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How to Make Confluence Space Permissions page read-only?

Andreas von Euw

In our Environment we mange the Space permissions not from within Confluence.

Permissions are managed in a central component and are updated in Confluence using a REST API.

We don't want that Space Admins can change permissions in Confluence directly.

Question: Is there a possibility to make the Space Permission Page read-only?
(/confluence/spaces/spacepermissions.action?key=<spacekey>)

Regards, Andy

Accepted answers

Moses Thomas_08kyb0

@Andreas von EuwI suppose you are managing permission via rest API, here is a script that will globally hide permission tables and possibility to "Edit"

Please note that this Just hide the tables and buttons, but does no harm to permissions it self.

Add to Custom HTML " At end of the HEAD" once log in as confluence administrator


<script>
 AJS.toInit(function(){
 AJS.$('#gPermissionsTable').hide();
 AJS.$('#uPermissionsTable').hide();
 AJS.$('#aPermissionsTable').hide();
 AJS.$(".buttons-container").hide(); 
 });
</script>

Best!

All comments

Moses Thomas_08kyb0

@Andreas von EuwPlease see articles below

firstly global permission overview https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/global-permissions-overview-138709.html
secondly space permission overview https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/space-permissions-overview-139521.html
thirdly assign space permission https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/assign-space-permissions-139460.html

Best!

Andreas von Euw

Hi Moses,

Thanks for the quick answer. But this doesn't solve my Problem.

It's not done by removing the Space "admin" permission from all users. We need still users with Space admin permission.

From the Space Permission docu the admin permission is relevant:
"Admin gives you permission to access all space administration tools, including things like permissions, templates, look and feel, and the ability to delete the whole space. "

We just want to remove the ability to edit permissions. But all the other tools like templates, export, look and feel should still be available to the Space Admins.

Regards, Andy

Moses Thomas_08kyb0

@Andreas von EuwEvery thing you need is there, but let me explain, if you want to remove Edit for the whole space, go to space tool > permission > edit permission and make the the "add" red that is you unchecked this permission for any group/user

Best!

Andreas von Euw

@Moses ThomasDon't understand your answer. I know the Space Tools quite well. What do you mean with "make the the 'add' red" ? What permission are you exactly talking about?

But anyway. There is nothing to uncheck on this Screen that would solve my Problem ...

Moses Thomas_08kyb0

@Andreas von EuwI suppose you are managing permission via rest API, here is a script that will globally hide permission tables and possibility to "Edit"

Please note that this Just hide the tables and buttons, but does no harm to permissions it self.

Add to Custom HTML " At end of the HEAD" once log in as confluence administrator


<script>
 AJS.toInit(function(){
 AJS.$('#gPermissionsTable').hide();
 AJS.$('#uPermissionsTable').hide();
 AJS.$('#aPermissionsTable').hide();
 AJS.$(".buttons-container").hide(); 
 });
</script>

Best!

Andreas von Euw

@Moses Thomas: Thanks a lot. This does really look okay for now. We only hide the buttons-container, because we would like to see the current permissions.

But a last question, is this .buttons-container only used on the permission page? Or do we hide buttons on other pages as well now?

Moses Thomas_08kyb0

@Andreas von EuwOnly on the permission page, other buttons will not be affected.

Andreas von Euw

Thanks Moses !

Abhijit Das_hiq69s

@Andreas von Euw - How do you edit the permission of the space using the API. trying to form a curl syntax for the page, https://confluence.sd.apple.com/spaces/editspacepermissions.action?key=<key> ... Mind posting an example?

Andreas von Euw

As Confluence do not provide a REST API to do this we've created our own Confluence Add-On to provide additional REST methods to edit space permissions remotely.

Abhijit Das_hiq69s

Is it possible to share the add-on, or is it proprietary?

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