--- stage: Govern group: Authentication and Authorization info: To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated with this page, see https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/product/ux/technical-writing/#assignments --- # Permissions and roles **(FREE ALL)** When you add a user to a project or group, you assign them a role. The role determines which actions they can take in GitLab. If you add a user to both a project's group and the project itself, the higher role is used. GitLab [administrators](../administration/index.md) have all permissions. ## Roles The available roles are: - Guest (This role applies to [private and internal projects](../user/public_access.md) only.) - Reporter - Developer - Maintainer - Owner - Minimal Access (available for the top-level group only) A user assigned the Guest role has the least permissions, and the Owner has the most. By default, all users can create top-level groups and change their usernames. A GitLab administrator can [change this behavior](../administration/user_settings.md) for the GitLab instance. ## Project members permissions > - [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/219299) in GitLab 14.8, personal namespace owners appear with Owner role in new projects in their namespace. Introduced [with a flag](../administration/feature_flags.md) named `personal_project_owner_with_owner_access`. Disabled by default. > - [Generally available](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/351919) in GitLab 14.9. Feature flag `personal_project_owner_with_owner_access` [removed](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/219299). A user's role determines what permissions they have on a project. The Owner role provides all permissions but is available only: - For group and project Owners. In GitLab 14.8 and earlier, the role is inherited for a group's projects. - For Administrators. Personal [namespace](namespace/index.md) owners: - Are displayed as having the Maintainer role on projects in the namespace, but have the same permissions as a user with the Owner role. - In GitLab 14.9 and later, for new projects in the namespace, are displayed as having the Owner role. For more information about how to manage project members, see [members of a project](project/members/index.md). The following table lists project permissions available for each role: | Action | Guest | Reporter | Developer | Maintainer | Owner | |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------|----------|-----------|------------|----------| | [Analytics](analytics/index.md):
View [issue analytics](analytics/issue_analytics.md) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | [Analytics](analytics/index.md):
View [value stream analytics](group/value_stream_analytics/index.md) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | [Analytics](analytics/index.md):
View [DORA metrics](analytics/ci_cd_analytics.md) | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | [Analytics](analytics/index.md):
View [CI/CD analytics](analytics/ci_cd_analytics.md) | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | [Analytics](analytics/index.md):
View [code review analytics](analytics/code_review_analytics.md) | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | [Analytics](analytics/index.md):
View [merge request analytics](analytics/merge_request_analytics.md) | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | [Analytics](analytics/index.md):
View [repository analytics](analytics/repository_analytics.md) | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | [Application security](application_security/index.md):
View licenses in [dependency list](application_security/dependency_list/index.md) | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | [Application security](application_security/index.md):
Create and run [on-demand DAST scans](application_security/dast/proxy-based.md#on-demand-scans) | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | [Application security](application_security/index.md):
View [dependency list](application_security/dependency_list/index.md) | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | [Application security](application_security/index.md):
Create a [CVE ID Request](application_security/cve_id_request.md) | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | [Application security](application_security/index.md):
Create or assign [security policy project](application_security/policies/index.md) | | | | | ✓ | | [Application security](application_security/index.md):
Create, edit, delete [individual security policies](application_security/policies/index.md) | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | [GitLab Agent for Kubernetes](clusters/agent/index.md):
View agents | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | [GitLab Agent for Kubernetes](clusters/agent/index.md):
Manage agents | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | [Container Registry](packages/container_registry/index.md):
Create, edit, delete [cleanup policies](packages/container_registry/delete_container_registry_images.md#use-a-cleanup-policy) | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | [Container Registry](packages/container_registry/index.md):
Push an image to the Container Registry | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | [Container Registry](packages/container_registry/index.md):
Pull an image from the Container Registry | ✓ (19) | ✓ (19) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | [Container Registry](packages/container_registry/index.md):
Remove a Container Registry image | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | [GitLab Pages](project/pages/index.md):
View Pages protected by [access control](project/pages/pages_access_control.md) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | [GitLab Pages](project/pages/index.md):
Manage | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | [GitLab Pages](project/pages/index.md):
Manage GitLab Pages domains and certificates | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | [GitLab Pages](project/pages/index.md):
Remove GitLab Pages | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | [Incident Management](../operations/incident_management/index.md):
Assign an alert | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | [Incident Management](../operations/incident_management/index.md):
Participate in on-call rotation | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | [Incident Management](../operations/incident_management/index.md):
View [incident](../operations/incident_management/incidents.md) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | [Incident Management](../operations/incident_management/index.md):
Change [alert status](../operations/incident_management/alerts.md#change-an-alerts-status) | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | [Incident Management](../operations/incident_management/index.md):
Change [incident severity](../operations/incident_management/manage_incidents.md#change-severity) | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | [Incident Management](../operations/incident_management/index.md):
Create [incident](../operations/incident_management/incidents.md) | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | [Incident Management](../operations/incident_management/index.md):
View [alerts](../operations/incident_management/alerts.md) | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | [Incident Management](../operations/incident_management/index.md):
View [escalation policies](../operations/incident_management/escalation_policies.md) | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | [Incident Management](../operations/incident_management/index.md):
View [on-call schedules](../operations/incident_management/oncall_schedules.md) | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | [Incident Management](../operations/incident_management/index.md):
Change [incident escalation status](../operations/incident_management/manage_incidents.md#change-status) | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | [Incident Management](../operations/incident_management/index.md):
Change [incident escalation policy](../operations/incident_management/manage_incidents.md#change-escalation-policy) | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | [Incident Management](../operations/incident_management/index.md):
Manage [on-call schedules](../operations/incident_management/oncall_schedules.md) | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | [Incident Management](../operations/incident_management/index.md):
Manage [escalation policies](../operations/incident_management/escalation_policies.md) | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | [Issue boards](project/issue_board.md):
Create or delete lists | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | [Issue boards](project/issue_board.md):
Move issues between lists | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | [Issues](project/issues/index.md):
Add Labels | ✓ (15) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | [Issues](project/issues/index.md):
Add to epic | | ✓ (22) | ✓ (22) | ✓ (22) | ✓ (22) | | [Issues](project/issues/index.md):
Assign | ✓ (15) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | [Issues](project/issues/index.md):
Create (17) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | [Issues](project/issues/index.md):
Create [confidential issues](project/issues/confidential_issues.md) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | [Issues](project/issues/index.md):
View [Design Management](project/issues/design_management.md) pages | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | [Issues](project/issues/index.md):
View [related issues](project/issues/related_issues.md) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | [Issues](project/issues/index.md):
Set [weight](project/issues/issue_weight.md) | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | [Issues](project/issues/index.md):
Set metadata such as labels, milestones, or assignees when creating an issue | ✓ (15) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | [Issues](project/issues/index.md):
Edit metadata such labels, milestones, or assignees for an existing issue | (15) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | [Issues](project/issues/index.md):
Set [parent epic](group/epics/manage_epics.md#add-an-existing-issue-to-an-epic) | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | [Issues](project/issues/index.md):
View [confidential issues](project/issues/confidential_issues.md) | (2) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | [Issues](project/issues/index.md):
Close / reopen (18) | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | [Issues](project/issues/index.md):
Lock threads | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | [Issues](project/issues/index.md):
Manage [related issues](project/issues/related_issues.md) | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | [Issues](project/issues/index.md):
Manage tracker | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | [Issues](project/issues/index.md):
Move issues (14) | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | [Issues](project/issues/index.md):
Set issue [time tracking](project/time_tracking.md) estimate and time spent | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | [Issues](project/issues/index.md):
Archive [Design Management](project/issues/design_management.md) files | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | [Issues](project/issues/index.md):
Upload [Design Management](project/issues/design_management.md) files | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | [Issues](project/issues/index.md):
Delete | | | | | ✓ | | [License Scanning](compliance/license_scanning_of_cyclonedx_files/index.md):
View allowed and denied licenses | ✓ (1) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | [License Scanning](compliance/license_scanning_of_cyclonedx_files/index.md):
View License Compliance reports | ✓ (1) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | [License Scanning](compliance/license_scanning_of_cyclonedx_files/index.md):
View License list | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | [License approval policies](../user/compliance/license_approval_policies.md):
Manage license policy | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | [Merge requests](project/merge_requests/index.md):
Assign reviewer | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | [Merge requests](project/merge_requests/index.md):
See list | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | [Merge requests](project/merge_requests/index.md):
Apply code change suggestions | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | [Merge requests](project/merge_requests/index.md):
Approve (8) | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | [Merge requests](project/merge_requests/index.md):
Assign | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | [Merge requests](project/merge_requests/index.md):
Create (16) | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | [Merge requests](project/merge_requests/index.md):
Add labels | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | [Merge requests](project/merge_requests/index.md):
Lock threads | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | [Merge requests](project/merge_requests/index.md):
Manage or accept | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | [Merge requests](project/merge_requests/index.md):
[Resolve a thread](project/merge_requests/index.md#resolve-a-thread) | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | [Merge requests](project/merge_requests/index.md):
Manage [merge approval rules](project/merge_requests/approvals/settings.md) (project settings) | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | [Merge requests](project/merge_requests/index.md):
Delete | | | | | ✓ | | [Package registry](packages/index.md):
Pull a package | ✓ (1) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | [Package registry](packages/index.md):
Publish a package | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | [Package registry](packages/index.md):
Delete a package | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | [Package registry](packages/index.md):
Delete a file associated with a package | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | [Project operations](../operations/index.md):
View [Error Tracking](../operations/error_tracking.md) list | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | [Project operations](../operations/index.md):
Manage [Feature flags](../operations/feature_flags.md) | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | [Project operations](../operations/index.md):
Manage [Error Tracking](../operations/error_tracking.md) | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | [Projects](project/index.md):
Download project | ✓ (1) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | [Projects](project/index.md):
Leave comments | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | [Projects](project/index.md):
Reposition comments on images (posted by any user) | ✓ (9) | ✓ (9) | ✓ (9) | ✓ | ✓ | | [Projects](project/index.md):
View [Insights](project/insights/index.md) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | [Projects](project/index.md):
View [releases](project/releases/index.md) | ✓ (5) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | [Projects](project/index.md):
View [Requirements](project/requirements/index.md) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | [Projects](project/index.md):
View [time tracking](project/time_tracking.md) reports | ✓ (1) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | [Projects](project/index.md):
View [wiki](project/wiki/index.md) pages | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | [Projects](project/index.md):
Create [snippets](snippets.md) | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | [Projects](project/index.md):
Manage labels | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | [Projects](project/index.md):
View [project traffic statistics](../api/project_statistics.md) | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | [Projects](project/index.md):
Create, edit, delete [milestones](project/milestones/index.md). | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | [Projects](project/index.md):
Create, edit, delete [releases](project/releases/index.md) | | | ✓ (12) | ✓ (12) | ✓ (12) | | [Projects](project/index.md):
Create, edit [wiki](project/wiki/index.md) pages | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | [Projects](project/index.md):
Enable [Review Apps](../ci/review_apps/index.md) | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | [Projects](project/index.md):
View project [Audit Events](../administration/audit_events.md) | | | ✓ (10) | ✓ | ✓ | | [Projects](project/index.md):
Add [deploy keys](project/deploy_keys/index.md) | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | [Projects](project/index.md):
Add new [team members](project/members/index.md) | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | [Projects](project/index.md):
Manage [team members](project/members/index.md) | | | | ✓ (20) | ✓ | | [Projects](project/index.md):
Change [project features visibility](public_access.md) level | | | | ✓ (13) | ✓ | | [Projects](project/index.md):
Configure [webhooks](project/integrations/webhooks.md) | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | [Projects](project/index.md):
Delete [wiki](project/wiki/index.md) pages | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | [Projects](project/index.md):
Edit comments (posted by any user) | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | [Projects](project/index.md):
Edit project badges | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | [Projects](project/index.md):
Edit project settings | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | [Projects](project/index.md):
[Export project](project/settings/import_export.md) | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | [Projects](project/index.md):
Manage [project access tokens](project/settings/project_access_tokens.md) (11) | | | | ✓ (20) | ✓ | | [Projects](project/index.md):
Manage [Project Operations](../operations/index.md) | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | [Projects](project/index.md):
Rename project | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | [Projects](project/index.md):
Share (invite) projects with groups | | | | ✓ (7) | ✓ (7) | | [Projects](project/index.md):
View 2FA status of members | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | [Projects](project/index.md):
Assign project to a [compliance framework](project/working_with_projects.md#add-a-compliance-framework-to-a-project) | | | | | ✓ | | [Projects](project/index.md):
Archive project | | | | | ✓ | | [Projects](project/index.md):
Change project visibility level | | | | | ✓ | | [Projects](project/index.md):
Delete project | | | | | ✓ | | [Projects](project/index.md):
Disable notification emails | | | | | ✓ | | [Projects](project/index.md):
Transfer project to another namespace | | | | | ✓ | | [Projects](project/index.md): View [Usage Quotas](usage_quotas.md) page | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | [Repository](project/repository/index.md):
Pull project code | ✓ (1) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | [Repository](project/repository/index.md):
View project code | ✓ (1) (23) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | [Repository](project/repository/index.md):
View a commit status | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | [Repository](project/repository/index.md):
Add tags | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | [Repository](project/repository/index.md):
Create new branches | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | [Repository](project/repository/index.md):
Create or update commit status | | | ✓ (4) | ✓ | ✓ | | [Repository](project/repository/index.md):
Force push to non-protected branches | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | [Repository](project/repository/index.md):
Push to non-protected branches | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | [Repository](project/repository/index.md):
Remove non-protected branches | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | [Repository](project/repository/index.md):
Rewrite or remove Git tags | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | [Repository](project/repository/index.md):
Enable or disable branch protection | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | [Repository](project/repository/index.md):
Enable or disable tag protection | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | [Repository](project/repository/index.md):
Manage [push rules](project/repository/push_rules.md) | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | [Repository](project/repository/index.md):
Push to protected branches (4) | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | [Repository](project/repository/index.md):
Turn on or off protected branch push for developers | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | [Repository](project/repository/index.md):
Remove fork relationship | | | | | ✓ | | [Repository](project/repository/index.md):
Force push to protected branches (3) | | | | | | | [Repository](project/repository/index.md):
Remove protected branches (3) | | | | | | | [Requirements Management](project/requirements/index.md):
Archive / reopen | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | [Requirements Management](project/requirements/index.md):
Create / edit | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | [Requirements Management](project/requirements/index.md):
Import / export | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | [Security dashboard](application_security/security_dashboard/index.md):
Create issue from vulnerability finding | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | [Security dashboard](application_security/security_dashboard/index.md):
Create vulnerability from vulnerability finding | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | [Security dashboard](application_security/security_dashboard/index.md):
Dismiss vulnerability | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | [Security dashboard](application_security/security_dashboard/index.md):
Dismiss vulnerability finding | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | [Security dashboard](application_security/security_dashboard/index.md):
Resolve vulnerability | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | [Security dashboard](application_security/security_dashboard/index.md):
Revert vulnerability to detected state | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | [Security dashboard](application_security/security_dashboard/index.md):
Use security dashboard | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | [Security dashboard](application_security/security_dashboard/index.md):
View vulnerability | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | [Security dashboard](application_security/security_dashboard/index.md):
View vulnerability findings in [dependency list](application_security/dependency_list/index.md) | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | [Tasks](tasks.md):
Create (17) | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | [Tasks](tasks.md):
Edit | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | [Tasks](tasks.md):
Remove from issue | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | [Tasks](tasks.md):
Delete (21) | | | | | ✓ | | [Terraform](infrastructure/index.md):
Read Terraform state | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | [Terraform](infrastructure/index.md):
Manage Terraform state | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | [Test cases](../ci/test_cases/index.md):
Archive | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | [Test cases](../ci/test_cases/index.md):
Create | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | [Test cases](../ci/test_cases/index.md):
Move | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | [Test cases](../ci/test_cases/index.md):
Reopen | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 1. On self-managed GitLab instances, users with the Guest role are able to perform this action only on public and internal projects (not on private projects). [External users](../administration/external_users.md) must be given explicit access (at least the **Reporter** role) even if the project is internal. Users with the Guest role on GitLab.com are only able to perform this action on public projects because internal visibility is not available. 2. Guest users can only view the [confidential issues](project/issues/confidential_issues.md) they created themselves or are assigned to. 3. Not allowed for Guest, Reporter, Developer, Maintainer, or Owner. See [protected branches](project/protected_branches.md). 4. If the [branch is protected](project/protected_branches.md), this depends on the access given to Developers and Maintainers. 5. Guest users can access GitLab [**Releases**](project/releases/index.md) for downloading assets but are not allowed to download the source code nor see [repository information like commits and release evidence](project/releases/index.md#view-a-release-and-download-assets). 6. Actions are limited only to records owned (referenced) by user. 7. When [Share Group Lock](group/access_and_permissions.md#prevent-a-project-from-being-shared-with-groups) is enabled the project can't be shared with other groups. It does not affect group with group sharing. 8. For information on eligible approvers for merge requests, see [Eligible approvers](project/merge_requests/approvals/rules.md#eligible-approvers). 9. Applies only to comments on [Design Management](project/issues/design_management.md) designs. 10. Users can only view events based on their individual actions. 11. Project access tokens are supported for self-managed instances on Free and above. They are also supported on GitLab SaaS Premium and above (excluding [trial licenses](https://about.gitlab.com/free-trial/)). 12. If the [tag is protected](project/protected_tags.md), this depends on the access given to Developers and Maintainers. 13. A Maintainer or Owner can't change project features visibility level if [project visibility](public_access.md) is set to private. 14. Attached design files are moved together with the issue even if the user doesn't have the Developer role. 15. Guest users can only set metadata (for example, labels, assignees, or milestones) when creating an issue. They cannot change the metadata on existing issues. 16. In projects that accept contributions from external members, users can create, edit, and close their own merge requests. 17. Authors and assignees can modify the title and description even if they don't have the Reporter role. 18. Authors and assignees can close and reopen issues even if they don't have the Reporter role. 19. The ability to view the Container Registry and pull images is controlled by the [Container Registry's visibility permissions](packages/container_registry/index.md#container-registry-visibility-permissions). 20. Maintainers cannot create, demote, or remove Owners, and they cannot promote users to the Owner role. They also cannot approve Owner role access requests. 21. Authors of tasks can delete them even if they don't have the Owner role, but they have to have at least the Guest role for the project. 22. You must have permission to [view the epic](group/epics/manage_epics.md#who-can-view-an-epic). 23. In GitLab 15.9 and later, users with the Guest role and an Ultimate license can view private repository content if an administrator (on self-managed) or group owner (on GitLab.com) gives those users permission. The administrator or group owner can create a [custom role](#custom-roles) through the API and assign that role to the users. ## Project features permissions More details about the permissions for some project-level features follow. ### GitLab CI/CD permissions [GitLab CI/CD](../ci/index.md) permissions for some roles can be modified by these settings: - [Public pipelines](../ci/pipelines/settings.md#change-which-users-can-view-your-pipelines): When set to public, gives access to certain CI/CD features to *Guest* project members. - [Pipeline visibility](../ci/pipelines/settings.md#change-pipeline-visibility-for-non-project-members-in-public-projects): When set to **Everyone with Access**, gives access to certain CI/CD "view" features to *non-project* members. | Action | Non-member | Guest | Reporter | Developer | Maintainer | Owner | |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|---------|----------|-----------|------------|-------| | See that artifacts exist | ✓ (3) | ✓ (3) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | View a list of jobs | ✓ (1) | ✓ (2) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | View and download artifacts | ✓ (1) | ✓ (2) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | View [environments](../ci/environments/index.md) | ✓ (3) | ✓ (3) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | View job logs and job details page | ✓ (1) | ✓ (2) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | View pipelines and pipeline details pages | ✓ (1) | ✓ (2) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | View pipelines tab in MR | ✓ (3) | ✓ (3) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | [View vulnerabilities in a pipeline](application_security/vulnerability_report/pipeline.md#view-vulnerabilities-in-a-pipeline) | | ✓ (2) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | View and download project-level [Secure Files](../api/secure_files.md) | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | Cancel and retry jobs | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | Create new [environments](../ci/environments/index.md) | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | Delete job logs or job artifacts | | | | ✓ (4) | ✓ | ✓ | | Run CI/CD pipeline | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | Run CI/CD pipeline for a protected branch | | | | ✓ (5) | ✓ (5) | ✓ | | Stop [environments](../ci/environments/index.md) | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | Run deployment job for a protected environment | | | ✓ (5) | ✓ (6) | ✓ (6) | ✓ | | View a job with [debug logging](../ci/variables/index.md#enable-debug-logging) | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | Use pipeline editor | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | Run [interactive web terminals](../ci/interactive_web_terminal/index.md) | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | Add project runners to project | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | Clear runner caches manually | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | Enable shared runners in project | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | Manage CI/CD settings | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | Manage job triggers | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | Manage project-level CI/CD variables | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | Manage project-level [Secure Files](../api/secure_files.md) | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | Use [environment terminals](../ci/environments/index.md#web-terminals-deprecated) | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | Delete pipelines | | | | | | ✓ | 1. If the project is public and **Public pipelines** is enabled in **Project Settings > CI/CD**. 2. If **Public pipelines** is enabled in **Project Settings > CI/CD**. 3. If the project is public. 4. Only if the job was both: - Triggered by the user. - [In GitLab 13.0](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/35069) and later, run for a non-protected branch. 5. If the user is [allowed to merge or push to the protected branch](../ci/pipelines/index.md#pipeline-security-on-protected-branches). 6. If the user if [part of a group with at least the Reporter role](../ci/environments/protected_environments.md#deployment-only-access-to-protected-environments) #### Job permissions This table shows granted privileges for jobs triggered by specific types of users: | Action | Guest, Reporter | Developer | Maintainer | Administrator | |----------------------------------------------|-----------------|-----------|------------|---------------| | Run CI job | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | Clone source and LFS from current project | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | Clone source and LFS from public projects | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | Clone source and LFS from internal projects | | ✓ (1) | ✓ (1) | ✓ | | Clone source and LFS from private projects | | ✓ (2) | ✓ (2) | ✓ (2) | | Pull container images from current project | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | Pull container images from public projects | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | Pull container images from internal projects | | ✓ (1) | ✓ (1) | ✓ | | Pull container images from private projects | | ✓ (2) | ✓ (2) | ✓ (2) | | Push container images to current project | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | Push container images to other projects | | | | | | Push source and LFS | | | | | 1. Only if the triggering user is not an external one. 1. Only if the triggering user is a member of the project. See also [Usage of private Docker images with `if-not-present` pull policy](https://docs.gitlab.com/runner/security/index.html#usage-of-private-docker-images-with-if-not-present-pull-policy). ## Group members permissions Any user can remove themselves from a group, unless they are the last Owner of the group. The following table lists group permissions available for each role: | Action | Guest | Reporter | Developer | Maintainer | Owner | |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|----------|-----------|------------|-------| | Add/remove [child epics](group/epics/manage_epics.md#multi-level-child-epics) | ✓ (8) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | Add an issue to an [epic](group/epics/index.md) | ✓ (7) | ✓ (7) | ✓ (7) | ✓ (7) | ✓ (7) | | Browse group | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | Pull a container image using the dependency proxy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | View Contribution analytics | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | View group [epic](group/epics/index.md) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | View [group wiki](project/wiki/group.md) pages | ✓ (5) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | View [Insights](project/insights/index.md) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | View [Insights](project/insights/index.md) charts | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | View [Issue analytics](analytics/issue_analytics.md) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | View value stream analytics | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | Create/edit group [epic](group/epics/index.md) | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | Create/edit/delete [epic boards](group/epics/epic_boards.md) | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | Manage group labels | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | Publish [packages](packages/index.md) | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | Pull [packages](packages/index.md) | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | Delete [packages](packages/index.md) | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | Create/edit/delete [Maven and generic package duplicate settings](packages/generic_packages/index.md#do-not-allow-duplicate-generic-packages) | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | Enable/disable package request forwarding | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | Pull a Container Registry image | ✓ (6) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | Remove a Container Registry image | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | View [Group DevOps Adoption](group/devops_adoption/index.md) | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | View metrics dashboard annotations | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | View [Productivity analytics](analytics/productivity_analytics.md) | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | Create and edit [group wiki](project/wiki/group.md) pages | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | Create project in group | | | ✓ (2)(4) | ✓ (2) | ✓ (2) | | Fork project into a group | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | Create/edit/delete group milestones | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | Create/edit/delete iterations | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | Create/edit/delete metrics dashboard annotations | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | Enable/disable a dependency proxy | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | Purge the dependency proxy for a group | | | | | ✓ | | Create/edit/delete dependency proxy [cleanup policies](packages/dependency_proxy/reduce_dependency_proxy_storage.md#cleanup-policies) | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | Use [security dashboard](application_security/security_dashboard/index.md) | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | View group Audit Events | | | ✓ (6) | ✓ (6) | ✓ | | Create subgroup | | | | ✓ (1) | ✓ | | Delete [group wiki](project/wiki/group.md) pages | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | Edit [epic](group/epics/index.md) comments (posted by any user) | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | List group deploy tokens | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | Manage [group push rules](group/access_and_permissions.md#group-push-rules) | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | View/manage group-level Kubernetes cluster | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | Create and manage compliance frameworks | | | | | ✓ | | Create/Delete group deploy tokens | | | | | ✓ | | Change group visibility level | | | | | ✓ | | Delete group | | | | | ✓ | | Delete group [epic](group/epics/index.md) | | | | | ✓ | | Disable notification emails | | | | | ✓ | | Edit group settings | | | | | ✓ | | Edit [SAML SSO](group/saml_sso/index.md) | | | | | ✓ (3) | | Filter members by 2FA status | | | | | ✓ | | Manage group level CI/CD variables | | | | | ✓ | | Manage group members | | | | | ✓ | | Share (invite) groups with groups | | | | | ✓ | | View 2FA status of members | | | | | ✓ | | View [Billing](../subscriptions/gitlab_com/index.md#view-your-gitlab-saas-subscription) | | | | | ✓ (3) | | View group [Usage Quotas](usage_quotas.md) page | | | | | ✓ (3) | | View group runners | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | Manage group runners | | | | | ✓ | | [Migrate groups](group/import/index.md) | | | | | ✓ | | Manage [subscriptions, and purchase storage and compute minutes](../subscriptions/gitlab_com/index.md) | | | | | ✓ | 1. Groups can be set to allow either Owners, or Owners and users with the Maintainer role, to [create subgroups](group/subgroups/index.md#create-a-subgroup). 2. Default project creation role can be changed at: - The [instance level](../administration/settings/visibility_and_access_controls.md#define-which-roles-can-create-projects). - The [group level](group/index.md#specify-who-can-add-projects-to-a-group). 3. Does not apply to subgroups. 4. Developers can push commits to the default branch of a new project only if the [default branch protection](group/manage.md#change-the-default-branch-protection-of-a-group) is set to "Partially protected" or "Not protected". 5. In addition, if your group is public or internal, all users who can see the group can also see group wiki pages. 6. Users can only view events based on their individual actions. 7. You must have permission to [view the epic](group/epics/manage_epics.md#who-can-view-an-epic) and edit the issue. 8. You must have permission to [view](group/epics/manage_epics.md#who-can-view-an-epic) the parent and child epics. ### Subgroup permissions When you add a member to a subgroup, they inherit the membership and permission level from the parent groups. This model allows access to nested groups if you have membership in one of its parents. For more information, see [subgroup memberships](group/subgroups/index.md#subgroup-membership). ## Users with Minimal Access **(PREMIUM ALL)** > - [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/40942) in GitLab 13.4. > - Support for inviting users with Minimal Access role [introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/106438) in GitLab 15.9. Users with the Minimal Access role do not: - Count as licensed seats on self-managed Ultimate subscriptions or any GitLab.com subscriptions. - Automatically have access to projects and subgroups in that root group. Owners must explicitly add these users to the specific subgroups and projects. You can use the Minimal Access role to give the same member more than one role in a group: 1. Add the member to the root group with a Minimal Access role. 1. Invite the member as a direct member with a specific role in any subgroup or project in that group. Because of an [outstanding issue](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/267996), when a user with the Minimal Access role: - Signs in with standard web authentication, they receive a `404` error when accessing the parent group. - Signs in with Group SSO, they receive a `404` error immediately because they are redirected to the parent group page. To work around the issue, give these users the Guest role or higher to any project or subgroup within the parent group. ## Related topics - [The GitLab principles behind permissions](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/product/gitlab-the-product/#permissions-in-gitlab) - [Members](project/members/index.md) - Customize permissions on [protected branches](project/protected_branches.md) - [LDAP user permissions](group/access_and_permissions.md#manage-group-memberships-via-ldap) - [Value stream analytics permissions](group/value_stream_analytics/index.md#access-permissions-for-value-stream-analytics) - [Project aliases](../user/project/import/index.md#project-aliases) - [Auditor users](../administration/auditor_users.md) - [Confidential issues](project/issues/confidential_issues.md) - [Container Registry permissions](packages/container_registry/index.md#container-registry-visibility-permissions) - [Release permissions](project/releases/index.md#release-permissions) - [Read-only namespaces](../user/read_only_namespaces.md) ## Custom roles **(ULTIMATE ALL)** > - [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/106256) in GitLab 15.7 [with a flag](../administration/feature_flags.md) named `customizable_roles`. > - [Enabled by default](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/110810) in GitLab 15.9. > - [Feature flag removed](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/114524) in GitLab 15.10. > - The ability for a custom role to view a vulnerability report [introduced](https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/10160) in GitLab 16.1 [with a flag](../administration/feature_flags.md) named `custom_roles_vulnerability`. > - Ability to view a vulnerability report [enabled by default](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/123835) in GitLab 16.1. > - [Feature flag `custom_roles_vulnerability` removed](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/124049) in GitLab 16.2. > - Ability to create and remove a custom role with the UI [introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/393235) in GitLab 16.4. Custom roles allow group members who are assigned the Owner role to create roles specific to the needs of their organization. For a demo of the custom roles feature, see [[Demo] Ultimate Guest can view code on private repositories via custom role](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46cp_-Rtxps). The following custom roles are available: - The Guest+1 role, which allows users with the Guest role to view code. - In GitLab 16.1 and later, you can create a custom role that can view vulnerability reports and change the status of the vulnerabilities. - In GitLab 16.3 and later, you can create a custom role that can view the dependency list. - In GitLab 16.4 and later, you can create a custom role that can approve merge requests. You can discuss individual custom role and permission requests in [issue 391760](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/391760). When you enable the view vulnerability custom role for a user with the Guest role, that user has access to elevated permissions, and therefore: - Is considered a [billable user](../subscriptions/self_managed/index.md#billable-users) on self-managed GitLab. - [Uses a seat](../subscriptions/gitlab_com/index.md#how-seat-usage-is-determined) on GitLab.com. This does not apply to the Guest+1 custom role because the `view_code` ability is excluded from this behavior. ### Create a custom role Prerequisites: - You must be an administrator for the self-managed instance, or have the Owner role in the group you are creating the custom role in. - The group must be in the Ultimate tier. - You must have: - At least one private project so that you can see the effect of giving a user with the Guest role a custom role. The project can be in the group itself or one of that group's subgroups. - A [personal access token with the API scope](profile/personal_access_tokens.md#create-a-personal-access-token). #### GitLab SaaS Prerequisite: - You must have the Owner role in the group you are creating the custom role in. 1. On the left sidebar, select **Search or go to** and find your group. 1. Select **Settings > Roles and Permissions**. 1. Select **Add new role**. 1. In **Base role to use as template**, select **Guest**. 1. In **Role name**, enter the custom role's title. 1. Select the **Permissions** for the new custom role. 1. Select **Create new role**. #### Self Managed GitLab Instances Prerequisite: - You must be an administrator for the self-managed instance you are creating the custom role in. 1. On the left sidebar, select **Search or go to**. 1. Select **Admin Area**. 1. Select **Settings > Roles and Permissions**. 1. From the top dropdown list, select the group you want to create a custom role in. 1. Select **Add new role**. 1. In **Base role to use as template**, select **Guest**. 1. In **Role name**, enter the custom role's title. 1. Select the **Permissions** for the new custom role. 1. Select **Create new role**. To create a custom role, you can also [use the API](../api/member_roles.md#add-a-member-role-to-a-group). #### Custom role requirements For every ability, a minimal access level is defined. To be able to create a custom role which enables a certain ability, the `member_roles` table record has to have the associated minimal access level. For all abilities, the minimal access level is Guest. Only users who have at least the Guest role can be assigned to a custom role. Some roles and abilities require having other abilities enabled. For example, a custom role can only have administration of vulnerabilities (`admin_vulnerability`) enabled if reading vulnerabilities (`read_vulnerability`) is also enabled. You can see the required minimal access levels and abilities requirements in the following table. | Ability | Minimal access level | Required ability | | -- | -- | -- | | `read_code` | Guest | - | | `read_dependency` | Guest | - | | `read_vulnerability` | Guest | - | | `admin_merge_request` | Guest | - | | `admin_vulnerability` | Guest | `read_vulnerability` | ### Associate a custom role with an existing group member To associate a custom role with an existing group member, a group member with the Owner role: 1. Invites a user as a direct member to the root group or any subgroup or project in the root group's hierarchy as a Guest. At this point, this Guest user cannot see any code on the projects in the group or subgroup. 1. Optional. If the Owner does not know the `ID` of the Guest user receiving a custom role, finds that `ID` by making an [API request](../api/member_roles.md#list-all-member-roles-of-a-group). 1. Associates the member with the Guest+1 role using the [Group and Project Members API endpoint](../api/members.md#edit-a-member-of-a-group-or-project) ```shell # to update a project membership curl --request PUT --header "Content-Type: application/json" --header "Authorization: Bearer $YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN" --data '{"member_role_id": '$MEMBER_ROLE_ID', "access_level": 10}' "https://example.gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/$ID/members/$GUEST_USER_ID" # to update a group membership curl --request PUT --header "Content-Type: application/json" --header "Authorization: Bearer $YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN" --data '{"member_role_id": '$MEMBER_ROLE_ID', "access_level": 10}' "https://example.gitlab.com/api/v4/groups/$ID/members/$GUEST_USER_ID" ``` Where: - `$ID`: The `ID` or [URL-encoded path of the project or group](../api/rest/index.md#namespaced-path-encoding) associated with the membership receiving the custom role. - `$MEMBER_ROLE_ID`: The `ID` of the member role created in the previous section. - `$GUEST_USER_ID`: The `ID` of the Guest user receiving a custom role. Now the Guest+1 user can view code on all projects associated with this membership. ### Remove a custom role Prerequisite: - You must be an administrator or have the Owner role in the group you are removing the custom role from. You can remove a custom role from a group only if no group members have that role. To do this, you can either remove the custom role from all group members with that custom role, or remove those members from the group. #### Remove a custom role from a group member To remove a custom role from a group member, use the [Group and Project Members API endpoint](../api/members.md#edit-a-member-of-a-group-or-project) and pass an empty `member_role_id` value. ```shell curl --request PUT --header "Content-Type: application/json" --header "Authorization: Bearer $YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN" --data '{"member_role_id": "", "access_level": 10}' "https://example.gitlab.com/api/v4/groups/$GROUP_PATH/members/$GUEST_USER_ID" ``` #### Remove a group member with a custom role from the group 1. On the left sidebar, select **Search or go to** and find your group. 1. Select **Manage > Members**. 1. On the member row you want to remove, select the vertical ellipsis (**{ellipsis_v}**) and select **Remove member**. 1. In the **Remove member** confirmation dialog, do not select any checkboxes. 1. Select **Remove member**. #### Delete the custom role After you have made sure no group members have that custom role, delete the custom role. 1. On the left sidebar, select **Search or go to**. 1. GitLab.com only. Select **Admin Area**. 1. Select **Settings > Roles and Permissions**. 1. Select **Custom Roles**. 1. In the **Actions** column, select **Delete role** (**{remove}**) and confirm. To delete a custom role, you can also [use the API](../api/member_roles.md#remove-member-role-of-a-group). To use the API, you must know the `ID` of the custom role. If you do not know this `ID`, find it by making an [API request](../api/member_roles.md#list-all-member-roles-of-a-group). ### Known issues - Additional permissions can only be applied to users with the Guest role. - If a user with a custom role is shared with a group or project, their custom role is not transferred over with them. The user has the regular Guest role in the new group or project. - You cannot use an [Auditor user](../administration/auditor_users.md) as a template for a custom role.