Capable appears in the restriction list of my source pages and I did not put it there

What you are seeing

Capable appears in the restriction list of my source pages and I did not put it there.


#Why it happens

Publishing adds its own app user to the restrictions of your source pages, with read and update access. It needs this to read and republish restricted content. It adds itself again whenever someone edits the restrictions on a page in a space where publishing is on.


#What to do

Leave it in place. If you remove it, it is added back the next time restrictions change, and without it publishing of restricted pages fails. If that is not acceptable, turn publishing off for that space.


#Settings involved

Setting

Where

What it does

Allow manual publishing

Space settings → Publishing → Setup tab

Lets people publish content manually from the page byline.

Allowed publishers

Space settings → Publishing → Permissions tab

Lists who can publish manually when Restrict publish permissions is on.

Publish approved pages

Space settings → Publishing → Maintenance tab

A bulk action that publishes the approved pages in the space.



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