Space restrictions vs page restrictions how does it work

[Michel Feddema]

I created a new space with User X having edit permission but no edit rights in the space restrictions.

If I create a new page, by default the user will have edit permission, so apparently the pages do not inherit the space restrictions. Is this normal behavior?

[Kristian Klima · Accepted solution]

Hi @Michel Feddema 

I recommend reading this:

How to Best Use Permissions and Restrictions in Confluence

in addition to this basic page: https://support.atlassian.com/confluence-cloud/docs/what-are-confluence-cloud-permissions-and-restrictions/ 

[Michel Feddema]

Thanks, I think I understand, But it seems a bit strange that when you define restrictions on Space level this is not proposed by default for all pages. 

In fact, if I think about it. If I define the permissions, I don't need to add restrictions unless I want to restrict some pages. Correct?

[Kristian Klima]

Yes. 

For example, on my site, there are space for documentation and space for intranet. 

I don't want intranet folks to mess up with documentation, so I created a special user group for intranet contributors - that group does not have access to documentation spaces.