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Project Permissions
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Managing Project Permissions
Developers are the cornerstone of any successful Open Source Software project. We recommend that each project try to maintain a sufficiently large developer base to maintain development momentum, especially in the absence of some of the developers.
However, adding a user to a project is a major action with potentially serious consequences. The user will have access to project resource and content. There is a potential risk that the user could cause harm to the project. Before adding a user, weigh all the potential risks against the benefits.
You can categorize your contributors in different groups and assign permissions to various portions of your project by group. The default set of groups includes Admin, Developers, and Members. You can add as many groups as you would like, to manage various functions of your projects. Project permissions are managed by assigning the same permissions to everyone in that group.
Note, only a SourceForge.net project administrator can give a user membership in the project.
Adding a Contributor
Adding a User to a Group
Before you can add someone to your project, you need to figure out what group they will be a part of, and how much power you want to give them.
Login to your project and click on the Admin icon. Then click on User Permissions
Click on Add to add an Admin, Developer, or Member. You can use these groups however you see fit; you will control what members of each group can do. You can also add groups as needed.
Next, add the person's SourceForge username and click Save.
Assigning Permissions to a group
Project Permissions
Click on User Permissions. On this page, you can toggle high-level project permissions by clicking "read", etc. in the rightmost column.
Tool Permissions
Click on Tools, then Permissions under the tool you wish to modify. Click Add to assign a group a particular permission, such as the ability to create or delete wiki pages or post comments.
Click on Save to save your additions.
