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Johnson Joseph
Johnson Joseph

Reputation: 143

Modify ACL's on a file in Sharepoint server via web services

Is there a way to do either of the following :

1) Transfer an ACL entry on a file that is transferred to a Sharepoint server using the CopyIntoItems.asmx webservice in the Copy object?

OR

2) Access a file/document in a Sharepoint List and add an ACL entry?

I am using the CopyIntoItems.asmx webservice to migrate a file into a Sharepoint Server, but it is not migrating an file-level ACL with it to the Sharepoint server. e.g. domain\user (Read Only) access does not get transferred to the Sharepoint server.

I understand that Sharepoint mainly works with Sharepoint level permissions, but I want to know if there is a way to do what I described with administrator access to the sharepoint server

Thanks ahead of time!

Upvotes: 1

Views: 748

Answers (1)

Colin
Colin

Reputation: 10638

That's because SharePoint does not 'know' your ACL's, it has it's own Security mechanism, SharePoint Groups, which in turn hold for instance an AD security group / user(s). The OOTB web servics do not allow for item level secuirty operations.

You would have to write your own code / webservice and deploy that to the sharepoint server, follow the link in the answer to this question for more info on how to perform security operations on list items:

Permission for a SharePoint document using MOSS web services

Upvotes: 1

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