# Categories: Security options don't get changed

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/categories-security-options-dont-get-changed/223577>\
**Category:** Bug\
**Created:** [April 7, 2022, 7:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/categories-security-options-dont-get-changed/223577 "2022-04-07T07:06:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![JammyDodger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jammydodger/32/254611_2.png) [@JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JammyDodger)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2022, 8:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/categories-security-options-dont-get-changed/223577/7 "2022-04-07T08:52:10Z")

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> [@maiki](#):
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> If you untick a box, does it actually set that permission, despite the refresh showing all boxes ticked? That’s how it works for me, if I set the permissions, they are applied, but a fresh viewing of the permissions always resets the boxes being ticked though the permissions remain applied.

I think you may be right.

- Reset security permissions by removing all groups (_No groups have been granted access; this category will only be visible to staff._)
- Added in ‘everyone’ with all permissions (checked test user - working as expected ✅)
- Unticked ‘create’, and refreshed (screen displays a reversion to all being ticked)
- Check test user, and they can no longer create a topic in that category, despite the security screen showing they can

And a similar thing when adding a second group alongside ‘everyone’. The ‘everyone’ group disappears from the display, but the permissions seem to be enacted.

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/6/9/e/69e85e811a6f6fa05467acc3686f2d632d9899bf.png)

It seems it’s also restricted to the ‘everyone’ group. Others I can add and amend permissions for, and they seem to stick just fine.

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