# Non admin has access to closed category

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/non-admin-has-access-to-closed-category/36851>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [December 17, 2015, 6:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/non-admin-has-access-to-closed-category/36851 "2015-12-17T18:09:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![jomaxro](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jomaxro/32/126216_2.png) [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2015, 6:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/non-admin-has-access-to-closed-category/36851/8 "2015-12-17T18:47:42Z")

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I would agree, but only if the permissions _default_ to that level. I would want the ability to override the permissions to make them less restrictive if I wanted to.

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