Groups, spaces, Moira lists and permissions in the KB

Moira lists no longer update KB groups as that functionality has been suspended. Groups must be updated in the admin console in order for users to obtain KB permissions.

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Current Groups
Spaces: permissions and purpose
Deprecated Groups

Questions

Who can do what in The Knowledge Base?
Who has access to The Knowledge Base?
What are the different The Knowledge Base access groups for?
What are the permissions for each space, i.e. which groups can access?
What are the various groups and knowledge base spaces for?
What moira groups are associated with what permissions?

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The Knowledge Base access control lists and permissions
Moira DCM updates to The Knowledge Base groups

Answer

The Knowledge Base contains several different Confluence spaces, used for internal utility functions and to group articles for different levels of access and branding. Access to these spaces is controlled by The Knowledge Base groups, most of which are in turn updated from moira lists, usually with the same name. The table below summarizes the current groups in The Knowledge Base, what they are used for, and what moira list controls each group's membership.

Current Groups

Knowledge Base Group	Linked Moira Group	Group Membership	Authorizations for Group Members
confluence-administrators	None	authorized administrators	Administrator access to Confluence
confluence-users	None	Everybody who has logged in to the KB with MIT credentials	User login access to Confluence Can comment on articles
mit-contributors	mit-contributors	authorized users caproc-contributors helpstaff ist-all ist-contributors ist-cop mit-editors pdr-tech security-research sipb-members sipb-prospectives swr-core tem-help vpf-kb-editors se-editors rg-editors	Can create, edit, moderate and delete articles in MIT Contributions space.
ist-contributors	ist-contributors	allhelp debathena-dev ditr fsx helpstaff ist-all ist-editors itss nist pdr-tech security-research swr-core tem-help	Can create, edit, moderate, and delete articles in IS&T Contributions space, IS&T Drafts, and Community spaces
hd-contributors	hd-contributors	allhelp athena-current ditr fsx helpstaff ist ist-all ist-contributors ist-extstaff ist-lwg itss-staff nist rcc-internal security-research swr-core	Can create, edit, moderate, and delete articles in IS&T Internal space
hd-readers	hd-readers	athena-volunteers ist oeit-all security-research authorized users	Can view and comment on articles in the IS&T Internal space
draft-editors	draft-editors	it-lead se-editors rg-editors caproc-contributors project team members	Can create, edit, moderate, and delete articles in draft space
draft-readers	draft-readers	project team members	can view articles in the IST-draft space.
rg-editors	rg-editors	authorized users vpf-kb-editors	Can create, edit, moderate and delete articles in Reference Guide, IS&T Drafts and Community Contributions spaces
rg-readers	rg-readers	authorized users km-core rg-editors skms-info	Can view articles in the Reference Guide space
se-editors	se-editors	coeus-dev-team hd-business-core hris ist-all vpf-kb-editors	Can create, edit, moderate and delete articles in Structured Escalations, IS&T Drafts and MIT Contributions spaces
se-readers	se-readers	authorized users coeus-mit hr-kb-readers ist-all se-editors servicedesk-all	Can view articles in Structured Escalations space
caproc-contributors	caproc-contributors	authorized users vpf-kb-editors	Can create, view, edit and delete articles in Central Admin Procedures, IS&T Drafts and Community Contributions spaces.
caproc-readers	caproc-readers	authorized users	Can view articles in the Central Admin Procedures space.
hermes-contributors	hermes-contributors	Knowledge Base admins authorized users	Can create, view, edit, moderate and delete articles in Handbook space.

Spaces: permissions and purpose

Note: the last 4 spaces listed are used for The Knowledge Base administration (Category, Home, Redirect, Utility)

Knowledge Base Space	Spacekey	Purpose	Confluence Groups	Notes
Archive	archive	Articles that are obsolete	hd-contributors hermes-contributors ist-contributors mit-contributors	Contributors can create and edit Authenticated users can view Not included in search
Community Contributions	mitcontrib	Articles for public consumption that may be modified by authorized community authors	mit-contributors ist-contributors	Contributors and editors can create and edit, and delete Everyone can view
Help Desk Internal	hd	Internal HD articles.	hd-contributors ist-contributors hd-readers	Contributors can create edit, and delete Readers can view Not publicly viewable Depending on relevance an article here could be moved to public spaces.
The Knowledge Base Handbook	handbook	Reference information about servers, setup, configuration, customizations, user guides, etc. that make up The Knowledge Base system.	hermes-contributors	Contributors can create, edit and delete Authenticated users can view Not yet loaded. Info to be imported from a wikis.mit.edu space
IS&T Contributions	istcontrib	Shared content created by IS&T but should not be publicly modified.	ist-contributors	Contributors can create, edit and delete Everyone can view An article may migrate to Community spaces depending on the nature of the content
IS&T Draft	istdraft	Work in progress by IS&T, e.g. release teams. Eventually gets moved to IS&T Contributions.	ist-contibutors ist-readers draft-readers draft-editors	Contributors and Editors can create edit and delete Readers can view
Glossary	glossary	Glossary of IT Terms	hd-contributors ist-contributors mit-contributors	All can create, edit and delete glossary entries
Reference Guide	rg	Structured documentation books/sets	rg-editors rg-readers	Editors can create, edit and delete Everyone can view
Structured Escalations	se	Support Troubleshooting and Escalation Procedures	se-editors se-readers	Editors can create, edit and delete Readers can view
Central Admin Procedures	caproc	Documentation and information from Central Admin Teams.	caproc-contributors caproc-readers	Contributors can create, edit and delete Readers can view
Category	category	Holds category tree pages	confluence-administrators ist-contributors	Can create, edit and delete articles Everyone can view
Home	home	Contains the Knowledge Base landing page	confluence-administrators	Does not contain article content Everyone can view
Redirect	redirect	a utility space to handle migrated data	confluence-administrators	Houses imported data redirects Everyone can view
Utility	util	contains system data, such as icons and graphics	confluence-administrators	Does not contain author contributed content Everyone can view

Deprecated Groups

Knowledge Base Group	Linked Moira Group	Group Membership	Authorizations for Group Members
mit-editors	mit-editors	mit-editors	No longer used, everybody on mit-contributors now.
ist-editors	ist-editors	ist-editors	No longer used, everybody on ist-contributors now
ist-pubs-editors	ist-pubs-editors	ist-pubs	team no longer exists
ist-readers	ist-readers	ist	no longer relevant as ist has been added to hd-editors
hd-editors	hd-editors	allhelp athena-current ditr ist-pubs it-security-support rcc-internal	no longer used, everybody is on hd-contributors now
hermes-editors	hermes-editors	Knowledge Base	no longer used; everybody on hermes-contributors now
hermes-wizards	hermes-wizards	allhelp athena-current Knowledge Base rcc-internal	Used to be able to see native Confluence controls in The Knowledge Base (via logic in topbar user macro). As of 3.5 upgrade is irrelevant.

Groups, spaces, Moira lists and permissions in the KB

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Spaces: permissions and purpose

Deprecated Groups

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