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title: "Roles & Permissions - Help Desk - mssgs"
description: "User groups decide who may post, moderate and manage what. Give members roles and limit channels to them."
canonical: https://mss.gs/en/help/communities/roles-permissions
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# Roles & Permissions

User groups decide who may post, moderate and manage what. Give members roles and limit channels to them.

Roles are called **user groups** in mssgs. Each group has a name, a colour and a set of permissions, and a member gets every permission of every group they are in.

## Create a role

*Server Settings → User Groups.*

## The permissions

| Area | Permissions |
| --- | --- |
| Running the community | Manage Server, Manage User Groups, Manage Channels, Manage Emojis, Manage Triggers, Manage Invites, Manage Webhooks |
| Moderation | Manage Members, Kick/Ban Members, Delete Messages, Mute in Voice, Kick from Voice |
| Taking part | Send Messages, Attach to Messages, Post Voice Memos, Post GIFs, Post Files, Add Reactions, Post Events |

## Give someone a role

Open the members list, hold the member and choose **Roles**. Tick the groups they belong in.

To keep a channel for certain roles only, hold the channel and choose **Assign roles to channels**. Members can ask for access themselves with **Request access or a role**, which posts a request for the owner.

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