Microsoft KB Archive/274673

= Description of the Maximum Number of Security Role Member Accounts on a Folder =

Article ID: 274673

Article Last Modified on 2/21/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server 2001

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This article was previously published under Q274673



SUMMARY
For performance reasons, it is recommended that you do not specify more than 200 individual accounts as security role members on a folder. In this article, an account is defined as either an individual user account, or a domain or local group account.



MORE INFORMATION
When you assign approvers, you use a different properties dialog box than when you assign reader, author and coordinator security roles. However, approvers are also a security role and should be included in the 200-account limit. Therefore, the combined number of entries for readers, authors, coordinators and approvers on a folder should not exceed 200 individual users or groups. If this number is exceeded, you may experience performance and usability issues.

In addition, the number of approvers on a folder should not exceed 50 individual accounts. When you use SharePoint Portal Server, you cannot assign domain or local groups as approvers (this action is not supported); therefore, the 50-account limit refers to individual user accounts.

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