Questions tagged [tfs-security]
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TF50309: The following account does not have sufficient permissions to complete the operation
I am created build and deploying those using TFS 2015. Everything was proper but from last two weeks the Build is being created successfully but the Release part is throwing error
TF50309: The following account does not have sufficient permissions…

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TFS 2018 Project Folder Permissions
I am having trouble finding a feature that was in TFS2015.
In TFS2015 i could set folder and file level securty, but i can't find that option in TFS2018. Has this feature moved, or been removed?
TFS2015:
TFS2018:

Chandler R Reeves
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Is it possible to use the TFS SDK to query and edit Server Access Levels (Stakeholder, Basic, Advanced)
I'm currently using TFS 2013 (On Premise). I'm unable to find a way to programmatically query the lists of 'Stakeholder', 'Basic' and 'Advanced' users, set in the 'Access Levels' tab of the Control Panel at server level, or, given a valid…

Lee Dalkin
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How do I configure TFS Git permissions such that users can push to all branches other than master?
Here are my requirements:
I have three TFS groups: Company1, Team1, and Admins. Admins is a subset of Team1. Team1 is a subset of Company1.
My Git repository contains a master branch, and 0 or more additional branches.
Admins can do anything. …

maltesehamster
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Use TFSSecurity to Change Permissions
I want to change the permissions associated with a group via the TFSSecurity tool.
Apparently, the following command sets the "View instance-level information" permission:
>tfssecurity /a+ Server FrameworkGlobalSecurity GenericRead sid:[Group SID]…

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TFS API isn't working from different domain
I have code on TFS API and its working fine. But when i tried that on different network domain , it got error. Error is -
"TF30063: You are not authorized to access http::///example:8181//tfs//."
But the user AC that i used to connect with TFS…

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How to grant a repository read permissions to a certain group in Azure Devops programmatically
I have Azure Devops organization and would like to set readonly permission to a certain group in a list of given repositories.
The following specifies how to do it manually via web console:…

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TFSSecurity - Create Tag Definition Permission not settable
Within TFSSecurity's reference page for permissions, under Team project level, there is a list of permissions and their corresponding actions. Using TFSSecurity, I was able to set all of the permissions at the project-level for a new group I…

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TFSSecurity Unable to Resolve Identity
I am trying to use TFSSecurity to configure security on our new instance of TFS 2017. It works great when I test it by adding local user accounts on the TFS server into a TFS group but fails as soon as I change to trying to add domain groups or…

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Securing folders in source control
I would like to know how I can secure an Area (folder within project) - i.e. give access to external consultants for reading and writing.
But I do not want them to be able to access other folders within that Project.
I know how to assign access to…

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Cannot see TFS team project in Visual Studio
We are using TFS 2013. We have got 4 team projects in the TFS and I have been added as a member to all of these team projects. When I try to access the TFS server via VS 2013 -> Add server -> Select Team Projects, I can only see the 3 team projects.…

Salim Mandrekar
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TFS Integration: Migrate TFS 2010 to Team Foundation Service - migration service account is not in the Service Accounts Group
In Migrate TFS 2010 to Team Foundation Service, Jesse Houwing suggested using the following to get the necessary permissions:
TFSSecurity.exe /g+ "Team Foundation Service Accounts" n:USERNAME /server:SERVERNAME
I can't get this to work.
I get…

nunya business
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What permission do you need to modify Security on Build Defintions
Within TFS 2010 I can right click a build definition under the Builds node, select the Security option and control which group can carry out what activities on that build definition.
My question is how can I control my team members from being able…

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TFS 2018 Discussion only group?
Is there a way to create a security group that would lock down people similar to 'reader' access but allow them to add to the 'discussion' portion of WIs?
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tfs - remove own user without being admin
Is it possible to remove my user from Visual Studio Online without being admin? I had no contact with companies that I've worked in the past, and their TFS projects keep being displayed when I'm logging into Visual Studio Online / Team Explorer from…

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