SharePoint 2010 Foundation site Read permission list item contribute permission not working

Question

I've upgraded a SharePoint WSS 3.0 farm to SharePoint 2010 Foundation.

Now I got a strange problem in a web part that modifies and creates Content Library files.

The user is only allowed to modify a file if he also got Contribute/Full access on site level (might be enough to have these permission on List/Library but I haven't tried). The user already got contribute permissions on the parent folder and on the file (inherits).

Another problem on the same site but on a different Library. All users on the site can read all files in this Library but when i try to copy a file from one list to another using the following code i get access denied when OpenBinaryStream is executed.

SPFile newFile = SPContext.Current.Web.Lists["ToLibrary"].RootFolder.Files.Add(folder + "/default.aspx", oldFile.OpenBinaryStream());

Both the problems only occurs on the upgraded farm and works fine on the WSS 3.0 farm.

Does anyone have any idea what's going on?

Poriah Poriah · Accepted Answer · 2013-03-20T19:34:26

I had a similar issue which turned out to be a setting for lists/libraries. In the Advanced Settings for a list/library, there is a section labeled "Item-Level Permissions" - this setting can be used to deny access for anyone without Full Control rights to the item. Unless there is a specific need, Read Access should be set to Read all items and Create and Edit access should be set to Create and edit all items.

SharePoint 2010 Foundation site Read permission list item contribute permission not working

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