How to Install CodePlex’s Permissions Manager 2010

On August 23, 2012

Microsoft doesn’t give you any tools to easily manage permissions in SharePoint Server 2010. Fortunately, CodePlex offers a free tool called Permissions Manager 2010. However, because it’s open source code, there are no clear instructions for installing or configuring this tool on their site. I thought I will document the steps here for your benefit.

Here are the instructions for installing CodePlex’s Permissions Manager 2010 in SharePoint Server 2010.

Download Permissions Manager 2010 from http://permissionsmanager.codeplex.com/.
Create a folder where you will download the tool. For example, C:\PM.
Copy the downloaded PermissionsManager2010.wsp file to the C:\PM folder.
Start Windows PowerShell ISE and run the following command to add the solution:
Add-SPSolution “C:\PM\permissionsmanager2010.wsp”
Run the following command to install the solution:
Install-SPSolution -identity “permissionsmanager2010.wsp” –GACdeployment
(Note: You must add GACdeployment switch at the end)
Go to Central Administration – > Application Management -> Web Applications -> Mange web applications.
Select the Web application (e.g. Intranet) and on the Web Applications tab click Manage Features. Notice the Permissions Manager 2010 entry that is activated.
Go to your intranet site and select Site Actions, Site Settings. (Note: you need to go to your site, not to Central Administration).
Click on the Permissions Manager 2010 under Users and Permissions.
Now you can manage permissions in SharePoint Server 2010 using this tool.