What is the User Information List in SharePoint? The User Information List (“/_catalogs/users/simple.aspx” or “_catalogs/users/detail.aspx”) is a hidden list in each site collection that is only visible and accessible to Site Collection Administrators. The User Information List stores metadata information about a user. Some metadata examples are Display Name (name), Login Name (samAccountName), Department, Picture,…
Tag: SharePoint 2010
How Does Renaming an Active Directory Group Impact User Access, People Picker, and Audience Targeting in SharePoint 2010?
I've done some research and testing to determine how rename of a Group in Active Directory impacts SharePoint 2010, and my best understanding provided below. I believe much of this would be applicable for SharePoint 2013, too. About Active Directory (AD) Groups Groups are used to collect user accounts, computer accounts, and other groups into…
SharePoint 2010 Workflows Best Practice – Purge Workflow History List Items
BEST PRACTICE: Define requirements for when SharePoint 2010 Workflow History list items can expire and be purged, and implement either a manual or an automated process to periodically purge expired workflow history list items! UPDATE NOVEMBER 30, 2015: Clarification that this History List purge best practice is also applicable for: SharePoint 2010 & 2013 style workflows…
Pros/Cons of 3 Options to Change URL and Bindings for a Web Application in SharePoint Server
In this post I discuss pros and cons of 3 options to change a URL for a SharePoint Server web application. I do not recommend using Option 1, and explain why below. Whether to use Option 2 or 3 will depend upon your particular scenario and requirements, and there’s pros and cons for each option. …
Supported Way to Configure Additional URL for a Web Application in SharePoint Server
Example Scenario: You want to add another user-friendly URL (http://inside.contoso.com) to an existing SharePoint 2010 or 2013 web application in addition to the default URL (http://servername:5555). Then users can access the web application using either the default or user-friendly URL. To be in a Microsoft supported state, every alternate access mapping URL in SharePoint must have a…
Best Practices for Authorizing User Access to SharePoint Sites Using SharePoint Groups/Permissions/Inheritance
The Office support topic “Introduction: Control user access with permissions” explains three SharePoint security features that work together to help you control user access to sites and content on sites. These features are: SharePoint groups Permission levels Permissions inheritance and site structure Using these three features, what are best practices for SharePoint security design and…