# Assigning Permissions to a Role

## Goal

Change the permissions for the Vendor role so that users can create, edit,
and delete Recipe and Vendor content, format the content, and contact each
other.
## Prerequisite knowledge

* [Concept: Users, Roles, and Permissions](/link/737)
## Site prerequisites

The Vendor role must exist on your site. See [Creating a Role](/link/739).
## Steps

1. In the _Manage_ administrative menu, navigate to _People_ > _Roles_
    (_admin/people/roles_). The _Roles_ page appears.
1. Click _Edit permissions_ in the dropdown for the Vendor
    role. The _Edit role_ page appears where you can see all the available
    actions for the website such as, for example, _Post comments_ or _Administer
    blocks_. The available permissions depend on the modules that are installed in
    the site. Note: Some permissions may have security implications. Be cautious
    while assigning permissions to roles.
1. Check the boxes for the following permissions, listed by module:
    <table>
      <thead>
        <tr>
          <th>Module</th>
          <th>Permission</th>
        </tr>
      </thead>
      <tbody>
        <tr>
          <td>Contact</td>
          <td>Use users' personal contact forms</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>Filter</td>
          <td>Use the Restricted HTML text format</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>Node</td>
          <td>Recipe: Create new content</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>Node</td>
          <td>Recipe: Edit own content</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>Node</td>
          <td>Recipe: Delete own content</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>Node</td>
          <td>Vendor: Edit own content</td>
        </tr>
      </tbody>
    </table>

    <img src="https://docs.cocobook.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-10/user-permissions-check-permissions.png" alt="Granting users with the Vendor role the rights to create, delete and edit Recipes" width="100%" />

1. Click _Save permissions_. You will get a message saying your changes have been
    saved.
    ![Confirmation message after updating permissions](https://docs.cocobook.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-10/user-permissions-save-permissions.png)

## Expand your understanding

* Log in as one of the new users you created in [Creating a User Account](/link/740). Verify
whether you have the correct permissions.
* [Changing a User's Roles](/link/742)
## Related concepts

[Concept: The User 1 Account](/link/738)
## Videos

[Assigning Permissions to a Role](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlVh9f4BHVw)

## Additional resources

[_Drupal.org_ community documentation page "Managing Users"](https://www.drupal.org/docs/7/managing-users)