INFO: Required Rights for SourceSafe Commands (138479)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Visual SourceSafe for Windows 4.0
  • Microsoft Visual SourceSafe for Windows 5.0
  • Microsoft Visual SourceSafe for Windows 6.0
This article was previously published under Q138479

SUMMARY

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

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
   ------------------------------------------------
   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
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:2/18/2002
Keywords:kbinfo KB138479
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