Orphaned Users
This article provides a detailed explanation of how orphaned users are seen in Syskit Point.
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This article provides a detailed explanation of how orphaned users are seen in Syskit Point.
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Orphaned users are all users who have been blocked or deleted from Microsoft Entra ID and:
Have access to workspace content, or
Had access to workspace content and visited the SharePoint site containing that content but lost access in the meantime
Orphaned users in Syskit Point are detected by syncing information from the SharePoint site's hidden list. If a user is found on the list and is deleted or blocked in Microsoft Entra ID, they will be displayed as an Orphaned User in the in Syskit Point.
To access the hidden list, you need to construct and open the following URL:
<SharePointSiteURL>/_catalogs/users/simple.aspx
For example, for a Marketing site with the URL https://contoso.sharepoint.com/sites/marketing/, you can find the hidden list on the following URL https://contoso.sharepoint.com/sites/marketing/_catalogs/users/simple.aspx
A user is added to the SharePoint site's hidden list in the following ways:
When you add the user to the site's default SharePoint groups - Members, Owners, or Visitors SharePoint groups
When you give the user access/permissions directly to the site or site's content - document libraries, lists, or files
When you give the user access via a sharing link shared with People you choose - sharing link to specific people
A user is added to the SharePoint site's hidden list when they visit the site/content and have access to the site or site content via:
M365 group membership - M365 group where the user is a member is given direct access to the site or added as a member to the site's SharePoint groups
Security group membership - security group where the user is a member is given direct access to the site or added as a member to the site's SharePoint groups
Company-wide sharing link
Please note that if a user is granted access to a SharePoint site through document_number_1 group membership, security group membership, or a company-wide sharing link, but does not visit the site, they will not be added to the site's hidden list.
If a user visits the site via an Anyone/Anonymous link, they are not added to the hidden list.
To remove a user's access from the site and the site's hidden list in Syskit Point, complete the following steps::
Open the User details screen
In the Access tile, select a site/workspace from which you want to remove the user
In the sidebar, click Remove Access