The list of all the currently defined permissions is available at Manage > People > Permissions.
The permissions are grouped by the module that added them to the system.
Example permission groups include:
- Comment (permissions related to the comment system)
- Contact (permissions related to the contact forms)
- Node (permissions related to creating, editing, and deleting nodes)
- Taxonomy (permissions related to creating, editing, and deleting taxonomy terms)
To assign a permission to a role, select the matching checkbox and save the changes.
Example:
To let visitors (anonymous users) use the site's search box:
- select the checkbox at the intersection of the use search permission and anonymous user column
- save the changes