Controlling access with groups
SharePoint Online enables permission management via SharePoint groups and security-enabled groups on AAD. SharePoint groups are created at the site level, so each site has individual groups. By default, three groups are created automatically for each site.
SharePoint Online enables permission management using SharePoint and AAD groups. SharePoint groups are created at the site level, so each site has dedicated SharePoint groups. By default, three groups are created automatically for each site:
- Site owners: They have full control over the site, settings, content, and navigation
- Site members: They have editing capabilities for lists and libraries, pages, list items, and documents
- Site visitors: They have read-only access to content
In the modern experience, these groups are automatically mapped to the sharing experience permission levels on communication sites. On group-connected team sites, Microsoft 365 group members and owners...
