Sakai Community Documentation

What are the default realm permissions for basic roles in Sakai?

Sakai 11 OOTB comes with preconfigured realm permissions as shown below. Administrators may modify the realms on a per-role basis (exercising caution is recommended) and configure new roles with appropriate permissions.

Warning: The list of all possible realm permissions is long.

Aliases tool permissions (Admin only)

Function	Description	Admin
alias.add	Add/create site aliases (to use instead of the long hexadecimal site ID)	X
alias.del	Delete site aliases	X
alias.upd	Modify site aliases	X

Function	Description	Admin
alias.add	Add/create site aliases (to use instead of the long hexadecimal site ID)	X
alias.del	Delete site aliases	X
alias.upd	Modify site aliases	X

Function

Description

Admin

Alias.add

Value 2

Column 1	Column 2
Value 1	Value 2

The Aliases tool realm permissions are enabled for accounts in the Admin role. These permissions should not be enabled for site roles. The Aliases realm permissions shown here are for reference only.

Function	Description	Admin
alias.add	Add/create site aliases (to use instead of the long hexadecimal site ID)	X
alias.del	Delete site aliases	X
alias.upd	Modify site aliases	X

Announcements tool permissions

Function	Description	Instructor / maintain	Teaching Assistant	Student / access
annc.all.groups	Access all announcements	X
annc.delete.any	Delete all announcements	X
annc.delete.own	Delete own announcements	X	X
annc.new	Create new announcements	X	X
annc.read	Read posted announcements	X	X	X
annc.read.drafts	Read draft announcements	X	X
annc.revise.any	Revise all announcements	X
annc.revise.own	Revise own announcements	X	X

Assignments tool permissions

Function	Description	Instructor / maintain	Teaching Assistant	Student / access
asn.all.groups	Access all group-scoped assignments	X
asn.delete	Delete assignments	X
asn.grade	Grade assignment submissions	X
asn.new	Create new assignments	X
asn.read	View assignments	X	X	X
asn.receive.notifications	Receive assignment notifications	X
asn.revise	Edit assignments	X
asn.share.drafts	Enables the ability to view draft assignments created by others
asn.submit	Submit assignments	X		X

Assessment (Tests & Quizzes) tool permissions

Function	Description	Instructor / maintain	Teaching Assistant	Student / access
assessment.createAssessment	Create new assessments	X
assessment.deleteAssessment.any	Delete any/all assessments	X
assessment.deleteAssessment.own	Delete own assessment	X
assessment.editAssessment.any	Edit any/all working copy* assessments	X
assessment.editAssessment.own	Edit own working copy* assessment	X
assessment.gradeAssessment.any	Grade any/all assessments	X	X
assessment.gradeAssessment.own	Grade own assessments	X	X
assessment.publishAssessment.any	Publish any/all assessments	X
assessment.publishAssessment.own	Publish own assessments	X
assessment.questionpool.copy.own	Copy own question pool	X
assessment.questionpool.create	Create a question pool	X
assessment.questionpool.delete.own	Delete own question pool	X
assessment.questionpool.edit.own	Edit own question pool	X
assessment.submitAssessmentForGrade	Submit an assessment			X
assessment.takeAssessment	Take an assessment			X
assessment.template.create	Create an assessment template	X
assessment.template.delete.own	Delete an assessment template	X
assessment.template.edit.own	Edit an assessment template	X

* In order to edit published versions of exams with submissions, an admin must set this site property in the Sites tool as follows:

samigo.editPubAssessment.restricted=false

Calendar tool permissions

Function	Description	Instructor / maintain	Teaching Assistant	Student / access
calendar.all.groups	Access/create group events	X
calendar.delete.any	Delete any events	X
calendar.delete.own	Delete own events	X
calendar.import	Import events in .ics or .cal format	X
calendar.new	Create new events	X
calendar.options	Change calendar options	X	X	X
calendar.read	View events	X	X	X
calendar.revise.any	Edit any events	X
calendar.revise.own	Edit your own events	X
calendar.subscribe	Subscribe to a site calendar	X
calendar.view.audience	Veiw the target audience of an event	X

Chat tool permissions

Function	Description	Instructor / maintain	Teaching Assistant	Student / access
chat.delete.any	Delete any chat messages	X
chat.delete.channel	Delete a chat channel/rooms	X
chat.delete.own	Delete own chat messages	X
chat.new	Post chat messages	X	X	X
chat.new.channel	Create chat channels/rooms	X
chat.read	Read chat messages	X	X	X
chat.revise.channel	Edit chat channels/rooms	X

Content (Resources) permissions

Function	Description	Instructor / maintain	Teaching Assistant	Student / access
content.all.groups	Access/view all group-scoped content	X
content.delete.any	Delete any content	X
content.delete.own	Delete own content	X
content.hidden	Access/view hidden content	X	X
content.new	Add new content	X
content.read	View (unhidden) content - *must be enabled in order to access attachments in other tools, as well*	X	X	X
content.revise.any	Edit any content	X
content.revise.own	Edit own content	X

Course_site_publish_service (Admin only)

The course_site_publish_service realm permissions are enabled for accounts in the Admin role. These permissions should not be enabled for site roles. Permissions shown here are for reference only.

Function	Description	Version Introduced	Admin
course_site_publish_service.publish	admin permission for publishing existing course sites prior to new term (also see associated sakai.properties)	11.0	X
course_site_publish_service.removal	admin permission for unpublishing course sites after a term ends (also see associated sakai.properties)	11.0	X

Dropbox tool permissions

Function	Description	Instructor / maintain	Teaching Assistant	Student / access
dropbox.maintain	Access/view all dropbox folders	X
dropbox.maintain.own.groups	Access/view own group-scoped dropboxes	X	X
dropbox.own	Access/manage own dropbox folder	X	X	X

Gradebook tool permissions

Function	Description	Instructor / maintain	Teaching Assistant	Student / access
gradebook.editAssignments	Edit gradebook items	X
gradebook.gradeAll	Grade all gradebook items	X
gradebook.gradeSection	Grade items in assigned section		X
gradebook.viewOwnGrades	View one's own grades		X	X

Lessons tool permissions

Function	Description	Instructor / maintain	Teaching Assistant	Student / access
lessonbuilder.read	Access/view lessons content	X	X	X
lessonbuilder.seeall	Access/view all lessons content	X
lessonbuilder.upd	Revise lessons content	X

Mail (Email Archive) tool permissions

Function	Description	Instructor / maintain	Teaching Assistant	Student / access
mail.delete.any	Delete Email Archive messages	X
mail.new	Send Email Archive messages	X
mail.read	Access/view Email Archive messages	X	X	X

Mailtool (Email) tool permissions

Function	Description	Instructor / maintain	Teaching Assistant	Student / access
mailtool.admin	Manage the Email tool	X	X
mailtool.send	Send messages using the Email tool	X	X	X

Messages tool permissions

Function	Description	Instructor / maintain	Teaching Assistant	Student / access
msg.emailout	Enable/disable Messages delivery to primary email accounts	X
msg.permissions.allowToField.allParticipants	Show/select All Participants in To: list	X	X	X
msg.permissions.allowToField.groups	Show/select all groups in To: list	X	X	X
msg.permissions.allowToField.myGroupMembers	Show/select group members of which you're a member in To: list	X	X	X
msg.permissions.allowToField.myGroups	Show/select groups of which you're a member in the To: list	X	X	X
msg.permissions.allowToField.roles	Show/select recipients by role in the To: list	X	X	X
msg.permissions.allowToField.users	Show/select individuals in the To: list	X	X	X
msg.permissions.viewHidden.groups	Show/select hidden groups in the To: list	X

Oauth permissions

The oauth.admin realm permission is enabled for accounts in the Admin role. This permission should not be enabled for site roles. The realm permissions shown here are for reference only.

Function	Description	Version Introduced	Admin
oauth.admin	??? NEED A DESCRIPTION ???	11.0	X

PA (Public Address) System permissions

The PA System was introduced in Sakai 11.0. The pasystem.manage realm permission is enabled for accounts in the Admin role. This permissions should not be enabled for site roles. The realm permissions shown here are for reference only.

Function	Description	Version Introduced	Admin
pasystem.manage	Grants admin access to the PA System tool in Administration Workspace?	11.0	X

Polls tool permissions

Function	Description	Instructor / maintain	Teaching Assistant	Student / access
poll.add	Create new polls	X
poll.deleteAny	Delete any poll	X
poll.deleteOwn	Delete own polls	X
poll.editAny	Edit any poll	X
poll.editOwn	Edit own poll	X
poll.vote	Vote on a poll	X	X	X

Portal Chat permissions

Function	Description	Instructor / maintain	Teaching Assistant	Student / access
portal.chat.permitted	Enable for roles to allow portal chats only if sakai.property portal.chat.securedByUser=true

Preferences tool permissions

The Preferences tool realm permissions are enabled in the !user.template.x realms for the .auth role ONLY. These permissions should not be enabled for roles at the site level, e.g., !site.template.course or !site.template.project.

Function	Description	Instructor / maintain	Teaching Assistant	Student / access
prefs.add	Add preferences
prefs.del	Delete preferences
prefs.upd	Update preferences