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==Permissions==
In the permission hierarchy the higher permission contains all underlying rights.
For example if you have the permission 'write' you also have the permission 'read'.
[[File:perms.png|none|thumb|200px|Permissions hierarchy]]
==Command Permissions==
In this table you can see an overview about the BaseX commands and the
permission you need to execute the command. Without the needed permission
an error is thrown and the command will not be executed.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Command
!Description
!Needed Permission
|-
|close
|Closes currently opened database.
|None
|-
|exit
|Exits BaseX.
|None
|-
|get
|Returns a property value.
|None
|-
|help
|Shows the help texts.
|None
|-
|password
|Changes password of currently logged-in user.
|None
|-
|set
|Sets a property value.
|None
|-
|xquery
|Executes a xquery function without database access.
|None
|-
|info
|Shows information about the currently opened database.
|Read
|-
|list
|Shows all available databases.
|Read
|-
|open
|Opens a database.
|Read
|-
|xquery
|Executes a read-only xquery function with database access.
|Read
|-
|add
|Adds documents to the currently opened database.
|Write
|-
|create index
|Creates the specified index.
|Write
|-
|delete
|Deletes documents from the currently opened database.
|Write
|-
|drop index
|Drops the specified index.
|Write
|-
|optimize
|Optimizes the database structure and renews the indexes.
|Write
|-
|xquery
|Executes a xquery update function.
|Write
|-
|alter db
|Renames a database.
|Create
|-
|create db
|Creates a database.
|Create
|-
|drop db
|Drops a database.
|Create
|-
|export
|Exports the database content.
|Create
|-
|alter user
|Changes the password of an user.
|Admin
|-
|create users
|Creates a new user.
|Admin
|-
|drop user
|Drops an user.
|Admin
|-
|grant
|Assigns permissions to users.
|Admin
|-
|kill
|Kills an user session on the server.
|Admin
|-
|show
|Shows different server information.
|Admin
|}
no edit summary
In the client/server architecture of BaseX, users need certain permissions to perform [[Commands|database commands]]. In the permission hierarchy below, the existing permissions are illustrated.A higher permission includes all lower permissions.For example, all users who have the <code>WRITE</code> permission assignedwill also be able to execute commands requiring <code>READ<code> permission. [[File:perms.png|none|thumb|200px|Permissions hierarchy]] ==UserCommands==
Admin permissions are needed to execute one of the following processes.
===Dropping of user 'test'===
<code>> DROP USER test</code>
[[Category:Server]]
