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| author | GitLab Bot <gitlab-bot@gitlab.com> | 2019-12-03 00:06:28 +0000 |
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| committer | GitLab Bot <gitlab-bot@gitlab.com> | 2019-12-03 00:06:28 +0000 |
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diff --git a/doc/user/admin_area/settings/visibility_and_access_controls.md b/doc/user/admin_area/settings/visibility_and_access_controls.md index 73406fd5037..30f9d4e53a3 100644 --- a/doc/user/admin_area/settings/visibility_and_access_controls.md +++ b/doc/user/admin_area/settings/visibility_and_access_controls.md @@ -14,8 +14,11 @@ To access the visibility and access control options: ## Default branch protection -Branch protection specifies which roles can push to branches and which roles can delete -branches. +This global option defines the branch protection that applies to every repository's default branch. [Branch protection](../../project/protected_branches.md) specifies which roles can push to branches and which roles can delete +branches. In this case _Default_ refers to a repository's default branch, which in most cases is _master_. +branches. "Default" in this case refers to a repository's default branch, which in most cases would be "master". + +This setting applies only to each repositories' default branch. To protect other branches, you must configure branch protection in repository. For details, see [Protected Branches](../../project/protected_branches.md). To change the default branch protection: |