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How to Prevent Changes to Default Share Settings 

Original Question or Issue:

How to Prevent Changes to Default Share Settings 


Environment:

  • Product - FileCloud Server
  • Version - Any
  • Platform - Any

Steps to Reproduce:

 


Error or Log Message:

 


Defect or Enhancement Number:

 


Cause:

 


Resolution or Workaround:

  • Login to the Admin Portal
  • Navigate to Settings > Misc > Share
  • Scroll down to Disallow changes to default share settings and enable it:

    AND
  • In the inner navigation bar on the left of the page, click Policies
  • The Policies page opens.
  • Click the Edit icon for the policy of the users who you want to prevent from changing default share settings.
  • Click the User Policy tab.
  • Scroll down to Disallow Default Share Settings Change, and enable it.
  • Repeat steps 5, 6, and 7 for the policies of all users who you want to prevent from changing default share settings.

    Now, for users with those policies, the Share link dialog box has a message at top that share settings cannot be changed, and there are no change buttons or clickable options:

 


Notes: 

https://docs.filecloud.com/fcdoc/latest/server/filecloud-administrator-guide/filecloud-site-setup/share-settings/configure-sharing-defaults