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| author | Russell Dickenson <rdickenson@gitlab.com> | 2019-09-10 10:56:27 +1000 |
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| committer | Russell Dickenson <rdickenson@gitlab.com> | 2019-09-10 15:14:02 +1000 |
| commit | 91de810cb8a986cd508336b48e4fb9fa4d814f8d (patch) | |
| tree | 13e2727d75b652c3bccf3105b8a8d6ce6c1fb266 /doc/public_access | |
| parent | 2f58f73348088e88ce15982bce764f8e3f6efc6d (diff) | |
| download | gitlab-ce-docs/visibility-and-access-controls.tar.gz | |
Updated Visibility and access controls docsdocs/visibility-and-access-controls
Updated docs of the Admin Area's 'Visibility and
access controls' docs to match the options
available in the UI.
- Deleted 3 unnecesssary images.
- Added links to and from relevant topics.
- Added several sections.
- Removed index in introduction as it was unnecessary.
- Changed reference style links into inline links.
Diffstat (limited to 'doc/public_access')
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/public_access/img/restrict_visibility_levels.png | bin | 18825 -> 0 bytes | |||
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/public_access/public_access.md | 15 |
2 files changed, 6 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/doc/public_access/img/restrict_visibility_levels.png b/doc/public_access/img/restrict_visibility_levels.png Binary files differdeleted file mode 100644 index e9315cfb701..00000000000 --- a/doc/public_access/img/restrict_visibility_levels.png +++ /dev/null diff --git a/doc/public_access/public_access.md b/doc/public_access/public_access.md index dc6ee9b2503..380956c77b9 100644 --- a/doc/public_access/public_access.md +++ b/doc/public_access/public_access.md @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ type: reference # Public access -GitLab allows [Owners](../user/permissions.md) to set a projects' visibility as **public**, **internal** +GitLab allows [Owners](../user/permissions.md) to set a project's visibility as **public**, **internal** or **private**. These visibility levels affect who can see the project in the public access directory (`/public` under your GitLab instance), like at <https://gitlab.com/public> @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ public access directory (`/public` under your GitLab instance), like at <https:/ ### Public projects -Public projects can be cloned **without any** authentication over https. +Public projects can be cloned **without any** authentication over HTTPS. They will be listed in the public access directory (`/public`) for all users. @@ -71,15 +71,12 @@ If the public level is restricted, user profiles are only visible to logged in u ## Restricting the use of public or internal projects -In the Admin area under **Settings** (`/admin/application_settings`), you can -restrict the use of visibility levels for users when they create a project or a -snippet: - - - -This is useful to prevent people exposing their repositories to public +You can restrict the use of visibility levels for users when they create a project or a +snippet. This is useful to prevent people exposing their repositories to public by accident. The restricted visibility settings do not apply to admin users. +For details, see [Restricted visibility levels](../user/admin_area/settings/visibility_and_access_controls.md#restricted-visibility-levels). + <!-- ## Troubleshooting Include any troubleshooting steps that you can foresee. If you know beforehand what issues |
