# Non admin has access to closed category

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/non-admin-has-access-to-closed-category/36851>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [Décembre 17, 2015, 6:09 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/non-admin-has-access-to-closed-category/36851 "2015-12-17T18:09:09Z")\
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**Post date:** [Décembre 17, 2015, 6:29 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/non-admin-has-access-to-closed-category/36851/6 "2015-12-17T18:29:53Z")

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> [@AlexBCodecademy](#):
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> Maybe this is a bug? That post was under a child category in a private parent category. But when I created the child category within the private parent category, it did not keep the permissions.

This is intended behavior – permissions do not inherit. (I don’t like that – I’d prefer it if the permissions of subcategories were always at least as restrictive as the parent category.)

> [@AlexBCodecademy](#):
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> I am still wondering also, how he found it. The category was not listed in the drop down for him…(when it was “everyone” can see/reply..)

He could have received a link to the topic, or maybe he has guessed the topic ID?

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