May 2013

In continuation of my article SharePoint Recycle bins – Let’s get it crystal clear, There are situations to set SharePoint to recycle bin options programmatically with either object model code (C#) or with PowerShell. SharePoint PowerShell Script to Configure Recycle Bin: SharePoint Recycle bin configuration with STSADM: stsadm -o setproperty -pn Recycle-bin-enabled…

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Disable Delete List Option in SharePoint

June 20, 2021 Salaudeen Rajack 0 Comments sharepoint list disable delete, sharepoint prevent delete list

What? We’ve a SharePoint list provisioned to store & retrieve custom application settings in a SharePoint site. Its critical to prevent this list from any accidental deletion, so we want to disable delete list option from list settings in SharePoint. How? We can disable “Delete this list” link in SharePoint by setting…

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Create Permission Level Programmatically in SharePoint

June 20, 2021 Salaudeen Rajack 0 Comments create custom permission level sharepoint 2013 programmatically, sharepoint create permission level programmatically, sharepoint powershell create custom permission level

While it’s relatively easy to create permission levels in SharePoint 2010 UI, We had 2000+ site collections in web applications, and a scripting/programmatic way to create permission levels would be the best choice. We wanted to do a SharePoint permission level customization by eliminating delete capability from contributor permission level. Lets copy…

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How to Create a New Permission Level in SharePoint?

January 30, 2022 Salaudeen Rajack 0 Comments create a custom permission level in sharepoint, create a new permission level in sharepoint 2013, how to create a custom permission level in sharepoint 2013, how to create permission level in sharepoint 2016

There are scenarios where requirements couldn’t be fulfilled by OOTB permission levels. Here is one among them: User who has contribute permissions can add, edit, open, view, and delete an item. What we want is to permit a user to add, edit, view but not delete an item. So, I needed to…

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How to Add User to Farm Administrator Group in SharePoint?

June 20, 2021 Salaudeen Rajack 2 Comments add farm administrator sharepoint 2013 powershell, add user to sharepoint farm admin group, add user to sharepoint farm admin group powershell, how to add farm administrator in sharepoint 2013, how to add user as farm administrator in sharepoint 2013

By default, the account which was used (logged in) to install SharePoint becomes the SharePoint Farm Administrator. There are situations, where we need to add additional Farm Administrators to our SharePoint farm in order to delegate the tasks. Follow these three steps to add a farm administrator in SharePoint. Add user to…

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SharePoint Farm Administrator Cannot Access Site, Gets Access Denied

June 20, 2021 Salaudeen Rajack 1 Comment sharepoint 2013 farm administrator access denied

Problem: SharePoint 2013 farm administrator cannot access site! They get access denied error. Root cause: Its a common misconception that SharePoint Farm Administrator will get access to all SharePoint sites in the farm automatically! Farm administrator get access denied error in SharePoint 2010 site collection when trying to browse. Solution to SharePoint…

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SharePoint People Picker Showing Deleted Users? Remove with PowerShell

June 20, 2021 Salaudeen Rajack 2 Comments

Problem: Few consultants left the company after their contract is over. Their AD account was deleted, They are removed from SharePoint site collections even. But still, SharePoint People picker showing deleted users! Root cause: Because, People picker gets users NOT only from AD, But from “User Information List” of the site collection…

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SharePoint Sign in as Different User – How to Clear Cached Password?

June 20, 2021 Salaudeen Rajack 0 Comments

There is a weird issue when SharePoint users try to sign in as different user. Here is the scenario: User “A” logged in with his account on his PC. User “B” wants to login on SharePoint 2010 site with his credentials on user “A” machine by selecting “Sign in as Different User”…

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Month: May 2013

Set SharePoint Web Application Recycle Bin Configuration with PowerShell