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diff --git a/doc/user/admin_area/settings/account_and_limit_settings.md b/doc/user/admin_area/settings/account_and_limit_settings.md index 1d355824760..001e4b6bf48 100644 --- a/doc/user/admin_area/settings/account_and_limit_settings.md +++ b/doc/user/admin_area/settings/account_and_limit_settings.md @@ -40,11 +40,9 @@ These settings can be found within: - **Admin Area > Settings > General**. - The path `/admin/application_settings`. -The very first push of a new project cannot be checked for size as of now, so -the first push will allow you to upload more than the limit dictates, but every -subsequent push will be denied. LFS objects, however, can be checked on first -push and **will** be rejected if the sum of their sizes exceeds the maximum -allowed repository size. +The first push of a new project, including LFS objects, will be checked for size +and **will** be rejected if the sum of their sizes exceeds the maximum allowed +repository size. For details on manually purging files, see [reducing the repository size using Git](../../project/repository/reducing_the_repo_size_using_git.md). diff --git a/doc/user/admin_area/settings/index.md b/doc/user/admin_area/settings/index.md index 0e697b9e445..eed087ae52b 100644 --- a/doc/user/admin_area/settings/index.md +++ b/doc/user/admin_area/settings/index.md @@ -1,9 +1,13 @@ -# Admin area settings **[CORE ONLY]** +--- +type: index +--- -In the admin area settings, you can find various options for your GitLab +# Admin Area settings **[CORE ONLY]** + +In the Admin Area **Settings** page, you can find various options for your GitLab instance like sign-up restrictions, account limits and quota, metrics, etc. -Navigate to it by going to **Admin area > Settings**. Some of the settings +Navigate to it by going to **Admin Area > Settings**. Some of the settings include: - [Account and limit settings](account_and_limit_settings.md) **[STARTER]** @@ -22,7 +26,7 @@ in the **Localization** section of **Admin area > Settings > Preferences**. ## GitLab.com admin area settings -Most of the settings under the admin area change the behavior of the whole +Most of the settings under the Admin Area change the behavior of the whole GitLab instance. For GitLab.com, the admin settings are available only for the GitLab.com administrators, and the parameters can be found on the [GitLab.com settings](../../gitlab_com/index.md) documentation. 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 4d1b7d0f252..a1229484388 100644 --- a/doc/user/admin_area/settings/visibility_and_access_controls.md +++ b/doc/user/admin_area/settings/visibility_and_access_controls.md @@ -1,8 +1,25 @@ +--- +type: reference +--- + # Visibility and access controls +GitLab allows admins to: + +- Control access and visibility to GitLab resources including branches and projects. +- Select from which hosting sites code can be imported into GitLab. +- Select the protocols permitted to access GitLab. +- Enable or disable repository mirroring. + +To access the visibility and access control options: + +1. Log in to GitLab as an admin. +1. Go to **Admin Area > Settings > General**. +1. Expand the **Visibility and access controls** section. + ## Import sources -Choose from which hosting sites the users can +Choose from which hosting sites users can [import their projects](../../project/import/index.md).  @@ -11,12 +28,10 @@ Choose from which hosting sites the users can > [Introduced][ce-4696] in GitLab 8.10. -With GitLab's Access restrictions you can choose which Git access protocols you -want your users to use to communicate with GitLab. This feature can be enabled -via the `Application Settings` in the Admin interface. +With GitLab's access restrictions, you can select with which protocols users can communicate with +GitLab. -The setting is called `Enabled Git access protocols`, and it gives you the option -to choose between: +From the **Enabled Git access protocols** dropdown, select one of the following: - Both SSH and HTTP(S) - Only SSH @@ -24,10 +39,9 @@ to choose between:  -When both SSH and HTTP(S) are enabled, GitLab will behave as usual, it will give -your users the option to choose which protocol they would like to use. +When both SSH and HTTP(S) are enabled, your users can choose either protocol. -When you choose to allow only one of the protocols, a couple of things will happen: +When only one protocol is enabled: - The project page will only show the allowed protocol's URL, with no option to change it. @@ -54,10 +68,22 @@ application level. > [Introduced][ee-3586] in GitLab 10.3. This option is enabled by default. By disabling it, both pull and push mirroring will no longer -work in every repository and can only be re-enabled on a per-project basis by an admin. +work in every repository and can only be re-enabled by an admin on a per-project basis.  +<!-- ## Troubleshooting + +Include any troubleshooting steps that you can foresee. If you know beforehand what issues +one might have when setting this up, or when something is changed, or on upgrading, it's +important to describe those, too. Think of things that may go wrong and include them here. +This is important to minimize requests for support, and to avoid doc comments with +questions that you know someone might ask. + +Each scenario can be a third-level heading, e.g. `### Getting error message X`. +If you have none to add when creating a doc, leave this section in place +but commented out to help encourage others to add to it in the future. --> + [ce-4696]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/merge_requests/4696 [ce-18021]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/merge_requests/18021 [ee-3586]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ee/merge_requests/3586 |