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diff --git a/doc/permissions/permissions.md b/doc/permissions/permissions.md index ac0fd3d1756..3d375e47c8e 100644 --- a/doc/permissions/permissions.md +++ b/doc/permissions/permissions.md @@ -71,3 +71,24 @@ Any user can remove themselves from a group, unless they are the last Owner of t | Create project in group | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | Manage group members | | | | | ✓ | | Remove group | | | | | ✓ | + +## External Users + +In cases where it is desired that a user has access only to some internal or +private projects, there is the option of creating **External Users**. This +feature may be useful when for example a contractor is working on a given +project and should only have access to that project. + +External users can only access projects to which they are explicitly granted +access, thus hiding all other internal or private ones from them. Access can be +granted by adding the user as member to the project or group. + +They will, like usual users, receive a role in the project or group with all +the abilities that are mentioned in the table above. They cannot however create +groups or projects, and they have the same access as logged out users in all +other cases. + +An administrator can flag a user as external [through the API](../api/users.md) +or by checking the checkbox on the admin panel. As an administrator, navigate +to **Admin > Users** to create a new user or edit an existing one. There, you +will find the option to flag the user as external. |