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title: How do users receive permissions?
description: "## 1. By status Here you give the permissions to a certain status. Users then have the permissions through their affiliation to this status. ## 2. By a group type Each group has a certain group type and you authorise…"
url: "https://staging.churchtools.academy/en/help/permissions-management/permissions/how-do-users-receive-permissions/"
updated: "2025-09-16"
category: Understanding Permissions / Permissions
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# How do users receive permissions?

## 1. By status

Here you give the permissions to a certain status. Users then have the permissions through their affiliation to this status.

## 2. By a group type

Each group has a certain group type and you authorise its roles here. Users then receive the permissions through their role in a group of this type.

## 3. By a group

Here you give the permissions directly to a group, also depending on the roles. The users then receive the permissions through their membership in exactly this group according to their role.

## 4. By a user

Here you can give permissions directly to users. This should only be done in exceptional cases so that the overview is maintained.

#### Read more

- [Useful permissions management – from high-level to subtle details](https://staging.churchtools.academy/en/help/permissions-management/basics-understanding-permissions/21-useful-permissions-management-from-high-level-to-subtle-details/)
- [Difference between global and group-internal permissions](https://staging.churchtools.academy/en/help/permissions-management/permissions/difference-between-global-and-group-internal-permissions/)