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title: "Permissions"
manual: "Frontend Localization Guide"
version: "main"
permalink: "https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3translate:core-support-permissions@main"
source: "CoreSupport/Permissions/Index.rst"
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# Permissions {#core-support-permissions}

You can restrict backend users and groups to edit records in specific languages
only. The permissions are enforced across all tables by checking the language
specified in the [TCA](https://docs.typo3.org/m/typo3/reference-tca/main/en-us/Index.html#start) configuration of the
["languageField" of the table](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3translate:core-support-tca-languagefield@main).
Navigate to the backend module **System > Backend Users**. Select a
backend user group. The **Limit to languages** setting is found in the
**Access Lists** tab:

![Setting language limitations](../../Images/ManualScreenshots/BackendUsers/CoreSupportLimitToLanguages.png)

Settings from groups and sub-groups are merged.

If a user has no **Limit to languages** checkboxes set at all they can
edit *all languages*.

Regardless of **Limit to languages** all users can edit records with
**\[All\]** language.

Setting **Limit to languages** is not only good to protect translators
from editing other languages or default content - it is also helpful
to limit the confusion a user might have when faced with modules
displaying translations for a variety of other languages!