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spo list roleinheritance break

Breaks role inheritance on list or library

Usage

m365 spo list roleinheritance break [options]

Options

-u, --webUrl <webUrl>
URL of the site where the list to retrieve is located
-i, --listId [listId]
ID of the list to retrieve information for. Specify either id or title but not both
-t, --listTitle [listTitle]
Title of the list to retrieve information for. Specify either id or title but not both
-c, --clearExistingPermissions
Flag if used clears all roles from the list
-h, --help
output usage information
--query [query]
JMESPath query string. See http://jmespath.org/ for more information and examples
-o, --output [output]
Output type. json,text,csv. Default json
--verbose
Runs command with verbose logging
--debug
Runs command with debug logging

Remarks

By default, when breaking permissions inheritance, the list will retain existing permissions. To remove existing permissions, use the --clearExistingPermissions option.

Examples

Break inheritance of list someList located in site https://contoso.sharepoint.com/sites/project-x

m365 spo list roleinheritance break --webUrl "https://contoso.sharepoint.com/sites/project-x" --listTitle "someList"

Break inheritance of list with ID 202b8199-b9de-43fd-9737-7f213f51c991 located in site https://contoso.sharepoint.com/sites/project-x

m365 spo list roleinheritance break --webUrl "https://contoso.sharepoint.com/sites/project-x" --listId "202b8199-b9de-43fd-9737-7f213f51c991"

Break inheritance of list someList located in site https://contoso.sharepoint.com/sites/project-x with clearing permissions 

m365 spo list roleinheritance break --webUrl "https://contoso.sharepoint.com/sites/project-x" --listTitle "someList" --clearExistingPermissions

Break inheritance of list with ID 202b8199-b9de-43fd-9737-7f213f51c991 located in site https://contoso.sharepoint.com/sites/project-x with clearing permissions

m365 spo list roleinheritance break --webUrl "https://contoso.sharepoint.com/sites/project-x" --listId "202b8199-b9de-43fd-9737-7f213f51c991" --clearExistingPermissions