How to Translate a SharePoint Permission Mask
Windows SharePoint Services allow administrators to set up permissions using a mask that filters permissions and creates a group of sections that the user can access. Microsoft has a list of SharePoint masks and the masks' association permissions. You must read the XML file set up in your SharePoint app and use Microsoft's list of masks to translate and understand the permissions set in the application.
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Instructions
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Open the SharePoint administrator utility on your desktop and open the SharePoint project that contains your permissions.
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Double-click the "GetPermissionCollection" XML file in the list of project files. View the "Mask" value in the list of permissions. Each permission is set with a member ID, which points to a user on your SharePoint system.
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Look up the mask information in Microsoft's list of WSS permission masks. Match the mask in the XML file with the associated permissions in Microsoft's list of permissions. For instance, the mask "0x7FFFFFFFFFFFFFFF" grants all permissions on the system, so you know you have a user with full permissions on the SharePoint server.
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