MCTS: Microsoft® Office SharePoint® Server 2007 Configuration: Study Guide Exam 70-630

5.1. SharePoint Users and Groups Overview

In a Windows Active Directory domain environment, the role of assigning users to groups and managing the access permissions for those groups has gone to the domain administrator. However, within the confines of SharePoint sites, additional permission groups are available by default.

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The interaction between Active Directory and SharePoint will be covered later in this chapter and in Chapter 6, "Configuring Authentication and Security."

5.1.1. Default Site Permission Groups

When a site is created, three site permission groups are created by default:

Site Owner This group has full control over all aspects of the site.

Site Members This group can contribute and modify content on the site but cannot ...