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Q138479: INFO: Required Rights for SourceSafe Commands

Article: Q138479
Product(s): Microsoft SourceSafe
Version(s): 4.0,5.0,6.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbSSafe400 kbSSafe500
Last Modified: 18-FEB-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual SourceSafe for Windows, versions 4.0, 5.0, 6.0 
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SUMMARY
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Visual SourceSafe has an internal security system that may be enabled by the
Visual SourceSafe Administrator. This security system will enable or disable
commands to users based on the current rights they hold.

MORE INFORMATION
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The following list contains the command and the required rights for the user to
execute that command from the Visual SourceSafe Explorer or the command line.

Here is a list of the abbreviated rights:

  R - Read
  C - Check out / Check in
  A - Add / Rename / Delete
  D - Destroy

  Command                 R C A D     Total Rights
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  Add                     * * *       RCA
  Branch                  * * *       RCA
  Checkin                 * *         RC
  Checkout                * *         RC
  Comment                 * *         RC
  CP                      *           R
  Create                  * * *       RCA
  Destroy                 * * * *     RCAD
  Diff                    *           R
  Dir                     *           R
  FileType                * * *       RCA
  FilesReport             *           R
  Find                    *           R
  Get                     *           R
  Help                    none
  History                 *           R
  Label                   * * *       RCA
  Links                   *           R
  Locate                  *           R
  Merge                   * *         RC
  Move                    * * *       RCAD
  Password                none
  Paths                   *           R
  Pin                     * * *       RCA
  Project                 *           R
  Properties              * * * *     RCAD
  Purge                   * * * *     RCAD
  Recover                 * * *       RCA
  Remove                  * * *       RCA
  Rename                  * * *       RCA
  Rollback                * * * *     RCAD
  Search                  *           R
  Share                   * * *       RCA
  Set Working Directory   *           R
  Sort                    *           R
  Status                  *           R
  Undo Checkout           * *         RC
  Unpin                   * * *       RCA
  View                    *           R
  WhoAmI                  none


The following commands are new to Visual SourceSafe version 5.0:

  Cloak                   *           R
  Check Hyperlinks        *           R
  Create Sitemap          *           R
  Decloak                 *           R
  Deploy                  *           R

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbSSafe400 kbSSafe500 
Technology        : kbSSafeSearch kbAudDeveloper kbSSafe600 kbSSafe400 kbSSafe500
Version           : :4.0,5.0,6.0
Issue type        : kbinfo

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