# How can I check what a User can do in a specific Site?

> Use the Effective Abilities tool for a list of a user's abilities in a Site, or Assume Identity to see the system as they see it.

URL: https://www.hannonhill.com/cascadecms/latest/articles/cascade-administration/permissions/check-what-user-can-do-in-site.html
category: Cascade Administration
article-type: how-to
content-kind: faq
release-availability: all
tags: permissions
updated: 2026-10-06

A user's abilities in a Site come from the Site Role assigned to them for that Site. Two tools tell you what that works out to in practice.

## Effective Abilities tool

This gives an overview of the abilities a user inherits for a specific Site.

1. Click **Administration**.
1. Click **Users**.
1. Click the user in question.
1. Click **More > Effective Abilities**.
1. Select the Site.

You get a list of Site Role Abilities and whether each is enabled for that user in that Site.

## Assume Identity tool

This shows you the system as the user sees it, which covers both what they can see and what they can do.

1. Click **Administration**.
1. Click **Users**.
1. Click the user in question.
1. Click **More > Assume Identity**.

To switch back, click your user avatar in the top-right corner and click **Resume normal identity**.

See [Users](https://www.hannonhill.com/cascadecms/latest/articles/cascade-administration/permissions/users.html) for the rest of the user administration screens.