Disable User Search (Directory -> Users) for Some User Groups

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Description

In our rocket chat we don’t want to show the Directory → Users for some user groups.

Is there a way to disable this?

Server Setup Information

  • Version of Rocket.Chat Server: 3.12.1
  • Operating System: OpenShift
  • Deployment Method: docker on Openshift
  • Number of Running Instances: 2

Any additional Information

I want to disable this:
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I found it:

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from https://docs.rocket.chat/guides/administrator-guides/administration/permissions-1

view-outside-room

Permission to find new channels and users. Users without this permission wont see channels that they are not part of when searching using the spotlight.

(meanwhile on version 3.14.4)

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Hi and thanks for coming back and letting people know!