# Permissions for specific users

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/permissions-for-specific-users/137029
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [December 25, 2019, 12:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/permissions-for-specific-users/137029 "2019-12-25T12:45:25Z")
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### Author: ![pfaffman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pfaffman/32/120154_2.png) [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)
#### Post date: [December 26, 2019, 12:53am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/permissions-for-specific-users/137029/4 "2019-12-26T00:53:06Z")

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You need to create a group and a category for each user that you want to have a private category. [Understanding groups and category permissions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-use-category-security-settings-to-control-access-to-content/87678)

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