Understanding kDrive permissions

This guide details the different assignments and access permissions for files/folders in Infomaniak kDrive, including restoring inheritance of rights on the content of folders and subfolders.

Introduction

• Refer to this other guide if you are looking for general information about data sharing on kDrive.
• Refer to this other guide for more details on sharing the common folder.

Types of Access Rights

Sharing can be restricted. Choose whether the user…

• … can view:
  • View only
  • Download
  • Add comments
• … can edit:
  • Edit file
  • Download
  • Add comments
  • Add and create files/folders
  • Delete files/folders
• … can manage (only if sharing is done within the common folder and not in a personal directory):
  • Edit file
  • Download
  • Add comments
  • Add and create files/folders
  • Delete file
  • Share with other users
  • Manage user permissions

The granted permissions and information about sharing recipients are visible in kDrive in the "Who has access" column. A public link activated on a file is indicated by a green icon in this column:

Assigning Rights to Folder and Subfolder Content

Sharing can be restricted, and only part of the directory tree may be shared with one or more users. Example of recursion when applying or removing a share:

1. The first part of the animation shows full access for all users to the content of folders and subfolders.
2. The second part shows the result when the share is removed from the parent folder (the top-level folder in the hierarchy).
   • Users will no longer have access to the content of folders and subfolders.

Resolving an Inheritance Issue

If a parent folder is shared with multiple users and later one of these users is removed from the share at the level of one of the child folders (a subfolder in the hierarchy), then when a new share is made for a collaborator at the parent folder level, this share will not propagate or inherit to the child folders. The animation below illustrates this:

1. A share is made for an additional user on a parent folder (SEPT24 in the animation).
   • The share is recursive across all child folder content (assoc in the animation).
2. The share is removed from one of these child folders (assoc).
3. An additional share is made on the parent folder (SEPT24).
   1. The child folder does not inherit this share (due to the manual action in step 2 above).
4. The solution is to click on the link in the sharing window, which informs you about the incomplete share. This will restore the correct access rights based on the inheritance from the parent folder: